Pakistan Command and Staff College

Command and Staff College
ادارہَِ سالاری و عمال عسکری
	Command and Staff College Emblem
Former names	Army Staff College
Motto	Persian: پیر شو بیاموز سعدی (romanized: Pir Sho Biyamooz Saadi); English: Grow old, learning Saadi Urdu: سیکھتے ہوئے عمر رسیدہ ہو جاؤ، سعدی
Type	Staff college
Established	1905 (as the Army Staff College in Deolali, British India)
Commandant	Maj. Gen. Naseem Anwer
Academic staff	55 approx.
Administrative staff	25 approx.
Students	400
Location	Quetta-87800, Balochistan, Pakistan
Colours	Grey and Maroon
Affiliations	National Defence University, Islamabad
Website	cscquetta.gov.pk

The Command and Staff College (Urdu: اادارہَِ سالاری و عمال عسکری) is the Pakistan Army's staff college for mid-career army officers. As the Army Staff College it was initially established in 1905 at Deolali (near Bombay) and later shifted to Quetta in 1907,^[1]^[2] Baluchistan, British India, now in Pakistan. It has been the alma mater of many renowned soldiers.^[3] After the partition of India, those staff not staying in Pakistan moved to Wellington Cantonment and formed the Defence Services Staff College.

Before the establishment of the college, Indian Army officers had to travel to UK to study at the Staff College, Camberley, but the number of places there was insufficient for the needs of the Army. The problem was exacerbated by the reorganisation of the Indian Army under Lord Kitchener, the Commander-in-Chief of the Army in India which created more staff appointments. Kitchener proposed a college similar to Camberley was set up in India and this was accepted. The college was opened in the Musketeer School in Deolali and moved to Quetta when the buildings for it were completed in 1907.^[3]

It is the oldest military institution in Pakistan. The college was previously affiliated with the University of Balochistan but is now affiliated with the National Defence University (NDU) along with other staff and war colleges of the Pakistan Navy and the Pakistan Air Force.

^ Cite error: The named reference PakistanArmy was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Foreign Affairs Pakistan pages 1 and 7". Google Books website. 5 December 2007. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b David O. Smith. "Book Review of 'The Quetta Experience: Attitudes and Values within Pakistan's Army'". Wilson Center organization website. Retrieved 25 May 2021.

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[2] "Foreign Affairs Pakistan pages 1 and 7". Google Books website. 5 December 2007. Retrieved 25 May 2021.

[qexp-3] David O. Smith. "Book Review of 'The Quetta Experience: Attitudes and Values within Pakistan's Army'". Wilson Center organization website. Retrieved 25 May 2021.

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