KARACHI/NEW YORK, November 12, 2026: Imamia Medics International (IMI), a global organisation of Pakistani doctors, has raised $800,000 at a fundraising dinner in New York to support the development of medical complexes in Karachi and Lahore.
The event brought together more than 600 participants, including Pakistani-origin doctors, engineers, scientists, writers and community members, who contributed towards expanding healthcare facilities and medical education in Pakistan.
Pakistan’s Consul General in New York, Aamer Ahmed Atozai, attended as a special guest, while a message from Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Rizwan Saeed Sheikh, was shared with participants.
The evening also featured poetry by cancer specialist and poet Dr Azra Raza and a devotional performance by singer Ali Haider.
According to IMI, the two University Medical Complex hospitals are planned to collectively serve around one million patients annually, including 200,000 patients receiving free or subsidised treatment.
The organisation said approximately 80 overseas-based senior physicians have volunteered to provide medical expertise and train local healthcare professionals without charging fees.
In Karachi, IMI has partnered with Baqir Health and Educational Welfare Trust and Zaidi Abid Foundation to develop a seven-storey, multi-specialty tertiary care hospital with medical research facilities. Construction of the facility has already begun.
In Lahore, Rahmat Nazir Trust has donated a three-storey, partially constructed building for the hospital project, where outpatient and inpatient services have already commenced on a limited scale.
The funds raised in New York will support hospital construction, medical equipment, healthcare services and professional training opportunities for young doctors.
IMI said the initiative aims to strengthen Pakistan’s healthcare infrastructure while encouraging overseas Pakistani medical professionals to contribute their expertise to improving patient care and medical education.