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    PSH History

    Pakistan Society of haematology (PSH) was raised as “Pakistan Society of Haematology/Transfusion Medicine (PASHT)” in 1991. A meeting was held at 5 pm Friday, November 22, 1991. Professor Dr Mohammad Khurshid, Brig (later Lt Gen) Muhammad Saleem, Dr Khalid Zafar Hashmi, Dr Nasim Siddiqui, and Dr Abdul Hayee attended the meeting as members in presence of Prof A. V Hoffbrand. In this meeting Dr Khurshid presented a brief outlay of the necessity to create such a society. He also pointed out that Dr Abdul Hayee, Dr Khurshid, Dr KZ Hashmi and Brig Saleem had met at Bahalpur and agreed on the general principles that the first meeting would be held along with the International conference of Pathology. 


    Though initial work was comprehensive, governing body and meetings of PASHT were not held regularly. In September 1994, it was proposed by Lt Gen Muhammad Saleem to meet all PASHT members during Pakistan Association of Pathology (PAP) conference at Quetta. Dr Muhammad Khurshid in consultation with Lt Gen Muhammad Saleem, Prof Abdul Hayee, Dr Khalid Zafar Hashmi proposed a provisional constitution of PASHT for the discussion in meeting.


    Haematologists from all over the country met on Saturday 9th March, 1996 at Hotel Pearl Continental Rawalpindi in order to form a society. It was unanimously agreed that official name of society will be “Pakistan Society of Haematology” with official abbreviation of “PSH”. It was also decided that until elections for office bearers the society matters will be looked after by a committee as under:

    • Dr Muhammad Khurshid

    • Dr Ehsanullah

    • Dr Abdul Hayee

    • Dr Khalid Zafar Hashmi

    • Dr Khalid Hassan 

    • Dr Masood Anwar will act as Co-ordinator

     

    A general body meeting of PSH was held at Peshawar on 2nd and 3rd November 1996. Election for office bearers were carried out as follow:

    • Lieutenant General Muhammad Saleem, President

    • Professor Muhammad Khurshid, Vice President

    • Professor Dr Khalid Hassan, Secretary/Treasurer

     

    Later in Oct 1997 appointment of vice president was renamed as president elect.


    List of past presidents includes:

    • Professor Abdul Hayee

    • Professor Abdul Khaliq

    • Professor Muhammad Khurshid

    • Professor Khalid Zafar Hashmi

    • Major General Masood Anwar, HI(M)

    • Professor Khalid Hassan

    • Major General Suhaib Ahmed

    • Professor Samina Naeem

    • Major General Muhammad Ayyub, HI(M)

    • Professor Nisar Ahmad

    • Major Genenal (Retd) Parvez Ahmed, HI(M)

    • Professor Salman Naseem Adil

     

    List of past secretaries includes:

    • Dr Khalid Zafar Hashmi

    • Colonel (Dr) Masood Anwar

    • Dr Fazle-e-Raziq

    • Dr Salman Naseem Adil

    • Dr Shaheen Kauser

    • Brigadier (Dr) Nadir Ali

    • Brigadier (Dr) Pervez Ahmed

    • Brigadier (Dr) Nadir Ali

    • Dr Nadeem Ikram

    • Dr Humera Rafiq

    • Brigadier (Dr) Tariq Mahmood Satti

    • Dr Saima Farhan

    • Colonal (Dr) Mehreen Ali Khan

    • Dr Natasha Ali

     

    PSH was registered with Govt of Pakistan on 8th August 1998(RS/ICT/298 dated 8 Aug 1998 as non-political and non-sectarian body to promote advancement of haematology including transfusion medicine through encouragement of research, teaching and technical methods. The body will also organize scientific meetings, publication of scientific material, and affiliation with other National and international organizations. Members of Governing body included:

    • Lieutenant General Muhammad Saleem, President

    • Professor Dr Khalid Hassan, General Secretary

    • Dr Birgees Mazhar Qazi, Member

    • Dr Waseem Iqbal, Member

    • Dr Hassan Abbas Zaheer, Member

    • Dr Mobina Ahsan Dhodhy, Member

    • Dr Farah Yasin, Member

    • Major General Masood Anwar, HI(M), Member

     

    It was also decided that First National Conference will be held on 4th October 1998. Since then Annual conference is held regularly in all capital cities of Pakistan. The society is publishing a quarterly newsletter and providing a forum to the haematologists all over the country contributing as advisors in haematology, consultants, researchers and mentorship. Click here for current Governing body.

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