Quaid-e-Azam Public School

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Quaid-e-Azam Public School, Karachi is a not-for-profit boarding school located in Karachi, Pakistan. [1] The school is run by the Sindh Madressah Board and is spread over 200-acre land. [1]

It was founded in 1987 by Pakistani educationist Nisar Hassanally Effendi. [1] The school provides education to poor boys and girls. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "City of education: Home away from home for Quaid-e-Azam school students". The Express Tribune. September 19, 2015.
  2. "Quaid-e-Azam Public School: educating the poor". www.thenews.com.pk.