A brief history of Nishtar Medical College, Multan
History affords few examples of an institution which comes into being as an embodiment of a peoples' dream and then exists as a living monument to Service and Discipline.
Nishtar Medical College,Multan is one such institution.Its very name holds a special element of grandeur as it was Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar,the then Governor of the Punjab,whose dynamism and humane leadership made the peoples' dream come true in 1951.An unique role was played by Dr.Jamal Bhutta,Sitara-e-imtiaz, who was the founding principal and Project Director.
It was first started on 16th December 1950.it started with a phone call by Commissioner Rawalpindi to Commissioner Multan to collect a million Rs. by the people of Multan if they want to have a Medical college in their city. With in 4 weeks they had over a million Rs in their donation cell.When the foundation stone was laid over 3.3 million Rs had been collected by the generous contribution by the people. It is also a cultural landmark as regards architecture. Mr. Somjee has given it a uniquely elegant Islamic touch with its familiar domes and the Tower.Classes started on 1st October 1951.Since then Nishtar has never looked back...
This college has given over 10,000 graduates to Pakistan; its hospital is serving over 20 million people of southern Punjab. The college can proudly claim to have given thousands of graduates to Pakistan and the world community at large. These,in turn,are serving humanity and bringing laurels to their Alma mater and this process continues. NMC has justified the faith which its initiators reposed in it and at present its destiny is in hands which certainly have ability and zeal to keep the torch burning !
History affords few examples of an institution which comes into being as an embodiment of a peoples' dream and then exists as a living monument to Service and Discipline.
Nishtar Medical College,Multan is one such institution.Its very name holds a special element of grandeur as it was Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar,the then Governor of the Punjab,whose dynamism and humane leadership made the peoples' dream come true in 1951.An unique role was played by Dr.Jamal Bhutta,Sitara-e-imtiaz, who was the founding principal and Project Director.
It was first started on 16th December 1950.it started with a phone call by Commissioner Rawalpindi to Commissioner Multan to collect a million Rs. by the people of Multan if they want to have a Medical college in their city. With in 4 weeks they had over a million Rs in their donation cell.When the foundation stone was laid over 3.3 million Rs had been collected by the generous contribution by the people. It is also a cultural landmark as regards architecture. Mr. Somjee has given it a uniquely elegant Islamic touch with its familiar domes and the Tower.Classes started on 1st October 1951.Since then Nishtar has never looked back...
This college has given over 10,000 graduates to Pakistan; its hospital is serving over 20 million people of southern Punjab. The college can proudly claim to have given thousands of graduates to Pakistan and the world community at large. These,in turn,are serving humanity and bringing laurels to their Alma mater and this process continues. NMC has justified the faith which its initiators reposed in it and at present its destiny is in hands which certainly have ability and zeal to keep the torch burning !
