ah ▁hospital ▁is ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁college ▁as ▁a ▁teaching ▁hospital . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁Government ’ s ▁initi ative ▁in ▁the ▁mid ▁sevent ies ▁to ▁establish ▁new ▁seats ▁of ▁learning ▁to ▁sp ur ▁medical ▁education ▁and ▁research ▁in ▁Pakistan ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁this ▁institution ▁on ▁ 2 ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁as ▁L ah ore ▁Medical ▁College . ▁ ▁Prof . ▁Dr . ▁Ak ht ar ▁H uss ain ▁A wan ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁principal . ▁Dr . ▁Muhammad ▁Af z al ▁She ikh ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁professor ▁of ▁an atom y ▁while ▁Prof . ▁Dr . ▁Mah m ood ▁Ali ▁Mal ik ▁and ▁Prof . ▁Dr . ▁Abd ul ▁G ha ff ar ▁laid ▁the ▁framework ▁of ▁the ▁phys i ology ▁department . ▁Dr . ▁S ana ul lah ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁administrative ▁officer ▁leading ▁an ▁able ▁team . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁a ▁batch ▁of ▁three ▁hundred ▁and ▁th ir teen ▁students ▁began ▁their ▁first ▁academic ▁day . ▁Two ▁years ▁later , ▁the ▁college ▁was ▁renamed ▁All ama ▁I q bal ▁Medical ▁College ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁the ▁cent en ary ▁celebr ations ▁of ▁the ▁great ▁phil os opher . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁hous ed ▁tempor arily ▁in ▁a ▁borrow ed ▁in ade qu ate ▁building ▁with ▁me ager ▁audi ovis ual ▁teaching ▁a ids ▁at ▁the ▁Post - Gr adu ate ▁Medical ▁Institute . ▁The ▁space ▁was ▁so ▁limited ▁that ▁two ▁sh ifts ▁of ▁teaching ▁and ▁practical