Chak Shahzad
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Chak Shahzad is located in Pakistan Chak Shahzad | |
| Coordinates: 33°39′43′′N 73°08′35′′E / 33.662°N 73.143°E / 33.662; 73.143 | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Islamabad Capital Territory Islamabad Capital Territory |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Chak Shahzad (Urdu : چک شہزاد), is a modern suburb situated in the Islamabad Capital Territory of Pakistan.[1]
Historically, the suburb was home to Malik, Chowdhury, Sheikh and Raja tribesmen, but recently has seen a growth in farmhouses of the rich and wealthy from nearby Islamabad, including that of federal minister Muhammad Talha Mahmood, Pervez Musharraf,[2] Makhdoom Ameen Faheem, Prof. Zafar Chawdhery and Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry. The ex-cricketer and political leader Imran Khan also lives nearby in Bani Gala. The journalist Javed Chaudhry lives in Shahzad town which is adjacent to Chak Shahzad.
Location
[edit ]It is neighboring to Bani Gala, Kuri, and Taramri. The private housing society of Malik Riaz, Bahria Enclave Islamabad, is 4 km away from Chak Shahzad. Zero Point Interchange is 12 km away.
Services and facilities
[edit ]Educational
[edit ]Schools and colleges
[edit ]- Islamabad Model College For Boys (F.A) Chak Shahzad
- PakTurk Maarif International School
- Allied School Capital Campus Islamabad
- Roots Millennium Schools Oxbridge Campus
Specialisation institutions
[edit ]- Health Services Academy (HSA)
- Institute of Health & Management Sciences
Universities
[edit ]- COMSATS University Islamabad Campus
- Iqra University Chak Shahzad Campus
- King Hamad University of Nursing and Associated Medical Sciences
- Abasyn University Islamabad Campus
- National Textile Institute
Health
[edit ]- National Institute of Health (NIH)
- Federal General Hospital Chak Shahzad
- Regional Blood Centre Islamabad
- Medikay Cardiac Centre
Research
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- National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC)
- Geoscience Advance Research Laboratories (GARL)
