Overview
- Imperial College London issued an official statement saying reports of an overseas campus in Lahore are incorrect and that all its campuses are in the UK.
- The Punjab Central Business District clarified that the planned healthcare university and medical college relate to NovaCare working with Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, not the university.
- PML-N accounts, Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, and Senior Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb had promoted claims of an Imperial campus with a 300-bed hospital at Nawaz Sharif IT City.
- Some of those social media posts were later deleted, and the previously touted November foundation-stone plan remains unverified after the university’s denial.
- Public reactions included criticism from Imperial alumnus Javed Hassan and media fact-checks urging stronger verification of official announcements.