Sukho | |
Settlement Type: | Union Council |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Pakistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
Subdivision Type4: | Post Code |
Subdivision Name1: | Punjab |
Subdivision Name2: | Rawalpindi |
Subdivision Name3: | Gujar Khan |
Subdivision Name4: | GK29 |
Leader Title: | Nazim |
Leader Name: | Choudary Ibrar Sarwar |
Leader Title1: | Naib Nazim |
Leader Name1: | Haji Yaseen |
Population Total: | 35000 |
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.
Other than private schools, the town has a number of government schools:
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.
Sukho has a post office which provides postal and pension services to the people of area.[6]
A branch of Muslim Commercial Bank (MCB) is located near the Lari-Adda. It offers Islamic banking services as well.