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SPECIAL COMMUNICATION

HISTORY OF NISHTAR MEDICAL COLLEGE, MULTAN

Professor Abdul Hameed Anjum

The idea of establishing a medical teaching

institution in Multan was first forwarded by Dr.

Mohammad Jamal Bhutta in 1945. At that

time, there was only one medical college in

Punjab, that is, the King Edward Medical

College in Lahore. The ratio of Muslim

students in this college was very low. After the

birth of Pakistan on the 14th of August, 1947,

the Hindu doctors migrated to India. There was

need for more doctors for the health care of

people. The government of the Punjab decided

to establish a new medical college and hospital

at Multan.On 31st December 1950, at a largely attended

public meeting held at Lahnge Khans Garden

adjoining the Civil Hospital Multan, the

Governor of the Punjab Sardar Abdur Rab

Nishtar made the announcement of the decision

by the government of Punjab to establish a

medical college and hospital at Multan.It was named as Nishtar Medical College and

Hospital to honor Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar.

A donation of 1.815 million rupees was

presented to the governor by the people of

Multan for the construction of the college. This

donation increased to 3.3 million rupees later

on.

The Names to Remember:

Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar laid the foundation

stone of the college on 28thApril 1951.

The construction work for the college started

on 10th July 1951, when the ground was first

broken to dig up the foundation on the south

west corner of the Anatomy department. The

eminent names of founders of Nishtar are:

1. Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar

The Governor of Punjab

2. Dr. Mohammad Jamal Bhutta

Founder Principal responsible for planning,

development, organization andadministration of Nishtar Medical College

3. Dr. Colonel S. M. K. Mallick

Director General Health Services, Punjab

4. Mr. Inyat Ullah Khan ( I.U. Khan )

Commissioner, Multan division

5. Mr. Inam Ullah khan

Superintendenting Engineer, Buildings

department

6. Mr. Ismail Shah

Executive Engineer

7. Mr. Allauddin ArshadSecretary, Medical and Local Government,

Government of the Punjab

8. Mr.Habib J. Somjee

Architect for the college building

9. Mr. Murat Khan

Architect for the hospital building

Nishtar Medical College & Hospital, Multan.Correspondence:Professor Abdul Hameed Anjum

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7. Dr. Abdul Aziz Tuberculosis and chest diseases

8. Dr.Mohammad Alamgir Khan Medicine

9. Dr. N.A. Sial Gynecology and obstetrics

10.Dr. A.A. Wyne Surgery

11.Dr. Abdul Ghani ENT

12.Dr. Mohammad Akhtar Khan Medicine

13.Dr. Mohammad Shafi Eye

14.Dr. Khurshid Begum Anaesthesia

15.Dr. Sardar Ahmad Radiology

16.Dr. Shaukat Raza Pediatric Medicine

17.Dr. Maryam Khatoon Radiotherapy

The Following Departments Were Added Later On:

1. Dr. Ghulam Qadir Malik Community Medicine

2. Dr. Niaz Ahmad Baluch Forensic Medicine

The College Building:

The college building is in the form of double

story quadrangle. The south wing has Anatomy

department on the ground floor and Physiology

and Biochemistry departments on the first

floor. At the basement of anatomy department,there were lockers for the students, which have

been changed to classrooms. In the eastern part

of the basement, there is mortuary.

The west wing of the college has Anatomy

Museum, Department of Medical Education,

and the Assembly Hall on the ground floor and

college Guest House, Community Medicinedepartment, Museum of Community Medicine,

and Museum of Pharmacology department on

the first floor.

The North Wing has the Staff Club, Pathology

Department and Blood Bank on the ground

floor and Library and Pharmacology

department on the first floor.

The East Wing has department of Forensic

Medicine, Museum of Forensic Medicine, and

Pathology Museum on the ground floor; and on

the first floor are Pathology, Physiology,

Biochemistry Laboratories and Examination

Hall.The lawns of College Quadrangle and Rose

Garden on its south are lush green, beautiful

and give a memorable pleasing view to the

eyes.

A new college auditorium was built in 1990-

91. It was named as Hayat Zafar Auditorium to

honor the longest (14 years) serving Principalof Nishtar, Dr. Mohammad Hayat Zafar. It is

located to the west of Rose Garden and south

of tennis courts.

The Hostels:

The old hostels Ibne-Sina Hall, The Razi Hall

and Qasim Hall were named after the names of

great Muslin Physicians Bu-Ali-Ibne-Sina,


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12. Dr. Iftikhar Ali Raja 06-06-1993 21-05-1995

13. Dr. Mushtaq Ahmad 21-05-1995 19-03-1996

14. Dr. Shabbir Ahmad Nasir 20-03-1996 24-03-1996

15. Dr. Abdul Wahid Qazi 24-03-1996 31-03-1996


17. Dr. Munawwar Zaheen Ashraf 05-05-1997 02-06-1998


19. Dr. Tariq Iqbal Bhuta 16-07-1998 24-12-2000


21. Dr. Ashiq Pervez 06-09-2001 16-02-2002

Principal Executive Officer:

22. Dr. Ashiq Pervez 16-02-2002 20-09-2002

23. Dr. Shabbir Ahmad Nasir 21-09-2002 14-09-2003Principals:


25. Dr. Laiq Hussain Siddiqui 04-01-2006 to date

Courses and Affiliations:

The college started functioning under its

affiliation with Punjab University, Lahore. In

1979, it was affiliated with Bahauddin

Zakariya University Multan and in 2003 it was

affiliated with University of Health Sciences,

Lahore. Besides teaching M.B.B.S students,

Nishtar is also training FCPS, MCPS, MD, and

MS students. It is also offering postgraduate

training for the diplomas of DA, DO, DCP,DCH and DGO.

In 1973 a dental section was added to Nishtar

Medical College in the outpatient department

for BDS degree. On 25th October 2008 the

Dental College shifted to its newly constructed

building at Jail Road near the regional office of

College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan.

B.Sc. (Honors) classes in Allied Health

Sciences have also been started in Nishtar

Medical College, Multan in the subjects ofoptometry and orthoptics, medical imaging

technology, medical laboratory technology,

dental technology and emergency and intensive

care sciences.

Nishtar Graduates:

Up to session 2007-2008, the total number of

graduates qualifying from Nishtar MedicalCollege in M.B.B.S and B.D.S is 9517 and 867

respectively. Nishtar graduates are serving all

over the country and in many countries abroad

with outstanding performance. Nishtarians

have been and are serving as principal in most

of the medical institutions in the country. Some

of the outstanding names including the past andthe present are:


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