Cadet College Petaro is a military boarding school in Jamshoro District of the southern province of Sindh in Pakistan; about 20 miles (32 km) from Hyderabad which is under administration of Pakistan Navy. Its campus occupies over 700 acres (2.8 km2) on the west bank of the Indus River on the road from Hyderabad to Dadu, Larkana and Quetta. Notable alumni Asif Ali Zardari, former President of Pakistan and Co-Chairperson Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Arbab Ghulam Rahim, former Chief Minister of Sindh Liaquat Ali Jatoi, former Federal Minister of Industries and former Chief Minister of Sindh Zulfiqar Mirza, former Sindh Home Minister, Member of Sindh Provincial Assembly Rizwan Ahmed, Federal Secretary to Government of Pakistan Maroof Afzal, Federal Secretary to Government of Pakistan Khan Hasham bin Saddique, Vice Chief of Naval Staff (VCNS) Syed Arifullah Hussaini, Commander Pakistan Fleet Allah Dino Khawaja, senior PSP officer Nouraiz Shakoor, former Federal Minister, Govt of Pakistan Karim Ahmed Khawaja, former senator, Govt of Pakistan Younus Changezi, former Balochistan Minister of Forests and Environment Masood Sharif Khan Khattak, former Director General of the Intelligence Bureau of Pakistan (DGIB) Zaka Ashraf, former President Zarai Taraqqiati Bank, and former Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board Shahid Iqbal, Chief of Staff (COS), Ex-DCNS (T&P), COMPAK, DCNS (O) and Commander CTF-150 History The college was founded in August 1957 at Mirpurkhas, Sindh as a residential institution. The first batch of teachers joined the college on 5 August 1957 at Mirpurkhas while the college building was still under preparation. These five teachers were Mr. Abdullah Khadim Hussain, Mr. Feroz Yusuf Khan, Mr. Aziz Ahmed Farooqui, Mr. Hasan Masud Zuberi, and Mr. Syed Zahoorul Hasan. While the government had advertised for the position of Principal of the college, Mr. Mohammed Hasnain was appointed as the in Charge (Acting) Principal on 25 August 1957 for the initial few months. He was soon succeeded by Col.(retd) J.H.H. Coombes on 20 March 1958. The first batch of 30 students joined the college on 27 August 1957 in class VIII. In 1958, a new site was sought in order to build a permanent campus for the college. A site was chosen at Petaro, a few miles up the river from Jamshoro. The construction of a purpose built campus began almost immediately. Mr. Habib-ur-Rehman, Minister of Education, laid the foundation stone of the college on 16 January 1959. The initial cost of construction of the buildings of