The brief history of the PIMS indicates that the plan for establishing the hospital was conceived in late 1960’s. PIMS was visioned with the first name of Islamabad Hospital Complex (IHC), but later declared as the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, now a 1200-beded hospital. It was originally planned to be established within the premises of the National Institute of Health but later, shifted to its present site in amenity sector G-8/3 of Federal Capital which is central location of the capital city. It is worth noting that the city’s civic agency – Capital Development Authority (CDA), in 1975 had outlined a plan for the construction of an in-patient block. Within three years time in 1978, Pakistani engineers prepared a master plan for the institute, envisaging ample room for future alteration and expansion.