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Sukho

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Sukho
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab
DistrictRawalpindi
TehsilGujar Khan
Post CodeGK29
Government
 • NazimChoudary Ibrar Sarwar
 • Naib NazimHaji Yaseen
Population
 • Total35,000

Sukho (Urdu: سُكھو) is a Union Council of Gujar Khan, Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan.[1] It is located 3.5 km south of the Sukho Mor stop at the Mandra-Chakwal Road and is connected with Gujar Khan (12.5 km) via Sukho-Gujar Khan Road.

Education

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Other than private schools, the town has a number of government schools:

  • Government Boys Primary School Sukho
  • Government Islamia High School Sukho (for Boys)[2]
  • Government Girls High School Sukho[3]

Health Facilities

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Sukho has a Basic Health Unit (BHU) located on the outskirts of the town toward the North-West.[4] It provides basic health services free of cost, including maternity related services.

The town also has several private clinics and medical doctors providing basic health related services. A local pharma enterprise known as Kamal Laboratories is situated in the town as well. It is well known to manufacture and export various homeopathic drugs in Pakistan and abroad.[5] The founding unit of the laboratories is located in Sukho since 1967.

Post Office

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Sukho has a post office which provides postal and pension services to the people of area.[6]

Bank

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A branch of Muslim Commercial Bank (MCB) is located near the Lari-Adda. It offers Islamic banking services as well.

References

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  1. ^ Towns & Unions in the City District of Rawalpindi - Government of Pakistan Archived 2008-01-24 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "School Education Department". schoolportal.punjab.gov.pk. Govt. of Punjab. Retrieved 2016-12-15.
  3. ^ "School Education Department". schoolportal.punjab.gov.pk. Govt. of Punjab. Retrieved 2016-12-15.
  4. ^ "Health Department". City District Government Rawalpindi. 2015-01-28. Retrieved 2016-12-15.
  5. ^ Company, Kamal Laboratories, Renowned Homeopathic Medicines Manufacturing. "About Kamal | Company | Kamal Laboratories, Renowned Homeopathic Medicines Manufacturing Company". www.kamal.pk. Retrieved 2016-12-15. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "MCB Bank Pakistan | Branch Locator | Branch". www.mcb.com.pk. Retrieved 2016-12-15.