Overview
- Imperial College London said reports of a Nawaz Sharif IT City campus are incorrect and that all its campuses remain in the UK.
- PML-N and provincial accounts, including posts quoting CM Maryam Nawaz and minister Marriyum Aurangzeb, had claimed a campus with a 300-bed hospital and a November foundation laying, and those posts were later deleted.
- Punjab’s Central Business District clarified the initiative is a NovaCare collaboration with Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, a separate UK NHS body, not Imperial College London.
- Novacare said it joined the Trust’s International Affiliate Network in March 2024, with a 250-bed Islamabad hospital over 50% complete and targeting a Q4 2026 opening, and it plans an Academic Medical Centre at the Lahore site under the same framework.
- Alumni and commentators, including Imperial graduate Javed Hassan, criticized the initial claims, while Imperial directed inquiries to official channels.