Houses
The college is subdivided into seven houses.
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Navy blue | Jinnah | 1957 | Muhammad Ali Jinnah | |||
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Red | Liaquat | 1958 | Liaquat Ali Khan | |||
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Brown | Ayub | 1961 | Field Marshal Muhammad Ayub Khan | |||
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Yellow | Latif | 1962 | Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai | |||
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Dark green | Iqbal | 1966 | Allama Muhammad Iqbal | |||
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Purple | Qasim | 1967 | Muhammad Bin Qasim | |||
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Light blue | Shahbaz | 1975 (Class 7), 2000 (Full-Fledge), 2010 (Dis-integreted), 2012 (Full-Fledge) | Lal Shahbaz Qalandar |
- The house is currently Champion
- The house is currently Runner-Up
- The house homes the First Champions Trophy
Shahbaz House had been created in the year 1975, but only to board Class 7 cadets, who were taken in a year early. They were boys mostly from villages, who were taken abroad to be prepared for their up-coming tenure at the college. In the year 2000, the decision to recruit Class 7 students halted, and Shahbaz house became a full fledged house.
In the Year 2007, on the Occasion of Cadet College Petaro's Golden Jubilee, General Pervez Musharraf, who was the Chief Guest on the Occasion, announced that a new house will be constructed, which will be named Musharraf House.
For the first time ever since 1957, a House was declared the Champion house for three consecutive years (Ayub House-2007, 2008 and 2009). To honor their achievement, the Commandant/Principal decided to give the Champions Trophy permanently to the House. The trophy had been passed down within Houses for the Last 50 years. This decision was opposed by cadets of M. B. Qasim house, which subsequently replaced Ayub house as Champions in 2010. However The Commandant turned down the request, stating that the old trophy's permanent home was Ayub House.
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