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, Baluchistan, British India, now in Pakistan. It has been the alma mater of many renowned soldiers. On 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 reorganization 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.
It is the oldest military institution in Pakistan.
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