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{{infobox college<br />
| name = Government Post Graduate College, Asghar Mall, Rawalpindi <br> گورنمنٹ اصغر مال کالج، راولپنڈی<br />
| motto = {{nowrap|{{lang-ar|{{Nastaliq|عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ یَعْلَمْ}}}} <br /> (انسان کو سکھایا، جو وہ نہیں جانتا تھا)}}<br />
|mottoeng =Taught man that which he knew not<br />
| established = {{Start date and years ago|df=yes|mf=no|1913}}<br />
| type = [[public university|Public]]<br />
| principal = [[Khushi Muhammad Nasir]]<br />
| city = [[Rawalpindi]]<br />
| province = [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]]<br />
| country = Pakistan<br />
| colours = {{color box|#00022E}}{{color box|#FFFFFF}}{{color box|#696969}} Blue, white, and grey<br />
| other_name = Asghar Mall College<br />
| website = {{url|https://gpgcam.edu.pk/}}<br />
| logo = <br />
| affiliations = [[Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Rawalpindi]] <br> [[University of the Punjab]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Government Post Graduate College, Asghar Mall, Rawalpindi''', founded as '''Sanatan Dharma High School''', is a historical and prominent government college in [[Rawalpindi]]. It was established in 1904 as a high school by Sanatan Dharma, a Hindu religious movement.<ref name="auto">https://www.dawn.com/news/1324336</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
In 1904 when a high school was established in Rawalpindi bearing the name of the renowned Hindu sect SANA'-TUN-DHARAM. The property of the school included the premises of the school itself and the adjacent temple. The present building was constructed for the first time in 1913.<ref name="auto"/><br />
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Pakistan was founded. The Education Department of the Government of Punjab announced that the SANA'-TUN-DHARAM school would be raised to the status of a college on 19 October 1948.<ref name="auto"/><br />
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==Building==<br />
The college building infrastructure is divided into seven blocks & one auditorium:<br />
* Main Block<br />
* Science Block<br />
* Faisal Block<br />
* Johar Block<br />
* Jinnah Block<br />
* Post-Graduate Block<br />
* Administration Block<br />
* Alimuddin Auditorium<br />
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==Subjects taught==<br />
* Islamiyat<br />
* Arabic<br />
* Urdu<br />
* Pakistan Studies<br />
* Physics<br />
* Chemistry<br />
* Biology<br />
* Zoology<br />
* Botany <br />
* English<br />
* Economics<br />
* Statistics<br />
* Mathematics<br />
* Persian<br />
* Computer<br />
* Geography<br />
* Civic<br />
* Psychology<br />
* Education<br />
* African American Culture<br />
* Space Chimps Analysis<br />
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==Notable alumni==<br />
*[[Said Alam]], pediatric surgeon and political activist<br />
*[[Babar Awan]]<ref name="auto"/><br />
*[[Raja Abdul Hanif]], Pakistani politician<ref name="auto"/><br />
*[[Shoaib Akhtar]], Pakistani former cricketer<ref name="auto"/><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://pu.edu.pk/affiliation/collegeinfo/279/Govt.-College-Asghar-Mall-Rawalpindi Affiliation with University of the Punjab]<br />
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[[Category:Universities and colleges in Rawalpindi District]]<br />
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