Khyber Medical College, which is situated
at the doorstep of university of Peshawar, occupies the
site of ancient Buddhist academy. In 1954, the foundation
stone of Khyber Medical College, as faculty of Medicine,
of Peshawar University, was laid by the the Governor General
of Pakistan, Mr. Ghulam Muhammad. The College started functioning
in 1955 with enrolment of fifty students with meager facilities.