Mardan (the land of hospitality) is the 2nd major city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa which is located at an altitude of 283 meters (937 feet). The ease of access makes it one of the best approachable city in the whole Province. Situated on the National highway at a distance of 15 km from Nowshera and 2 km from Motorway Rashakai interchange, Mardan is also surrounded and linked by road with Charsadda, Swabi, Bunir, Malakand , Swat and Dir.
It was part of ancient Gandhara civilization, whose remains are scattered in different areas of Mardan District like Shahbaz Garhi and Takht Bhai.
Today’s Mardan is a mixed Industrial and Agricultural district while the city of Mardan is rapidly becoming an educational center housing AWKUM, BKMC, UET campus and Agricultural university campus. The Medical College at Mardan was inaugurated on 1st January 2010 in the posh area of Sheikh Maltoon Town Mardan, named after the great freedom fighter of the soil, Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, better known as Bacha Khan.
The present campus of Bacha Khan Medical College (BKMC) is based in a restructured portion of Mardan Medical Complex, which itself spreads over 500 kanals of land, and is the teaching hospital for BKMC. It has all the necessary infrastructure up to the final year MBBS and BDS. The Academic Block houses fully equipped, air-conditioned lecture theatres, Library, SLRC, faculty and departmental offices.
BKMC is committed to providing quality education and fostering excellence in academics, research, and professional development.