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 Khan’s 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 28th April 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:

Sr.	Name	Descriptions
1	Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar	The Governor of Punjab.
2	Dr. Muhammad Jamal Bhutta	Founder principal responsible for planning, development, organization and administration 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	Super intendenting Engineer, Building department.
6	Mr. Ismail Shah	Executive Engineer.
7	Mr. Allauddin Arshad	Secretary, 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.