[5][6] Taxila Christian Hospital was founded in 1920 by the Presbyterian Church of the United States.

[3][4] In 1921, a piece of land was acquired which was located roughly 20 miles west of Rawalpindi.

[3] The acquisition process involved 23 separate deed transactions, with the landowners demanding payment in cash, resulting in the transportation of silver coins from Rawalpindi to Taxila via a bullock cart.

[3] The hospital's first surgical operation took place in 1922 inside a tent, conducted by Dr. Gregory Martin, with only a lantern for illumination and the assistance of an individual named Gordon.

[3] On August 9, 2002, a grenade attack on the hospital's chapel resulted in four fatalities, including two nurses and a paramedic, and injured 25 others.