Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (Pakistan)

Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
Former names
Armed Forces Pathological Laboratory[1]
TypeMilitary biodefense/chemical defense
Established1957; 67 years ago (1957)
FounderWajid Ali Khan Burki
Academic affiliations
Pakistan Army Medical Corps
PresidentMajor General Hafeez Uddin
Location, ,
NicknameAFIP
Websiteafip.gov.pk

The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (Reporting name: AFIP) is the main Pakistani institution for defensive research into countermeasures against biological warfare. It is located in the vicinity of CMH Rawalpindi alongside the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology in Rawalpindi Cantt, Punjab, Pakistan. Established in 1957, the AFIP, supported by civilian and military pathologists, has been engaged in the task of combating virus outbreaks in Pakistan.

  1. ^ The Roll of the Royal College of Physicians of London: Continued to 1993. Royal College of Physicians of London. 1994. p. 63. ISBN 978-1-873240-96-0.