H-8, Islamabad Explained

H-8
Native Name Lang:	ur
Settlement Type:	Sector
Image Alt:	Riphah Knowledge Park, H-8
Coordinates:	33.6826°N 73.0649°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:	Territory
Subdivision Name1:	Capital Territory
Subdivision Type2:	Zone
Subdivision Name2:	I
Subdivision Type3:	Union Council
Governing Body:	Islamabad Metropolitan Corporation
Postal Code Type:	Postal Code
Postal Code:	44000

H-8 (ur|{{nq|حلقہ ایچ ۸) is a sector of Islamabad.^[1] The sector is bounded by Srinagar Highway and G-8 to the north, Islamabad Expressway and Shakarparian to the east, I-8 to the south, and Ninth Avenue and H-9 to the west.

Similar to other H-sectors, H-8 is provided for education and health facilities.^[2]

Subdivisions

H-8 is a square-shaped sector. It has been further divided into four sub-sectors:

• H-8/1
• H-8/2
• H-8/3 (H-8 Graveyard)
• H-8/4

Services and facilities

Educational

The sector houses both public and private schools, colleges, and universities.

Special education

• National Institute of Special Education (NISE)^[3]
• Fatima Jinnah Special Education Centre^[4]
• Ibn-e-Sina Special Education Centre
• Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment of Disabled Persons

Schools and colleges

• Islamabad Convent School H-8/4 Campus
• City School Capital Campus
• Beaconhouse Margalla Campus
• Roots International Schools Wellington Campus and headoffice
• Sheikh Zayed International Academy
• OPF Boys school and college
• Westminster Academy H-8 Campus
• Joan McDonald School
• Pak-Turk Maarif International Schools & Colleges H-8 Campus
• LGS Islamabad Campus

Higher education and specialization institutes

• Polytechnical Institute for Women
• Survey Training Institute (Survey of Pakistan)
• WAPDA Staff Training College
• Women's Institute of Science & Humanities
• Federal Judicial Academy
• Shifa College of Medicine
• Islamabad Model Postgraduate College of Commerce^[5]
• Islamabad Model Postgraduate College

Universities

• Allama Iqbal Open University
  • SZABIST Islamabad Campus National Skills University
• Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University
• Preston University Islamabad Campus

Health

Hospitals

• Shifa International Hospital^[6]

Cemeteries

• H-8 Graveyard^[7]

Religious

• Islamabad Capital Territory's only Bahá'í center is also located in this sector. Shoba Das of Minority Rights Group International reported in 2013 that there were around 200 Baha’is living in Islamabad.^[8]

See also

• Sectors of Islamabad
• F-6, Islamabad
• F-8, Islamabad
• H-12, Islamabad
• I-10, Islamabad

Notes and References

1. Web site: Anwar . Shahzad . 2018-08-12 . CDA seemingly cares less for retrieving land in Sector H-8 . 2023-04-16 . . en.
2. Web site: 9 July 2021 . Islamabad the beautiful — a city of civilized people with a blend of international culture . 19 July 2021 . Pakistan Observer.
3. Book: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION (NISE), H-8/4, ISLAMABAD.
4. Book: Annex 1. Lists of Disability-related Organizations. 2021-07-23. 2022-10-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20221007070643/https://www.jica.go.jp/activities/issues/social_sec/pdf/pak_annex.pdf. dead.
5. Web site: Haq . Riazul . 18 July 2014 . Standardisation: Capital colleges to offer four-year BS degrees . 17 April 2023 . The Express Tribune.
6. Web site: Shifa at a Glance. Shifa International Hospitals Ltd.. 22 January 2018.
7. Web site: Over a decade after 'closure', Islamabad's H-8 graveyard still has space for the privileged. 18 March 2022. DAWN.
8. Web site: 2013-04-10 . A Pakistani Baha'i's story . 2023-04-16 . . en-GB.