Sharif Medical City was estabished in 1997, a vision of founding father Mian Muhammad Sharif, father of Muhammad Nawaz Sharif (Chairman Sharif Trust) and the trustees Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif and Muhammad Abbass Sharif. It is a multi-diciplinary tertiary care teaching hospital meeting international standards. This is the first hostipal established on the concept of a Medical City in Pakistan. This has the unique advantage of offering comprehensive medical facilities under one roof. The main hospital along with allied campus buildings, inculding staff residences and a medical & dental college, are situated on 80 acre land on a canal bank, in green and pollution-free idyllic surroundings.