Model Town Humak is a suburb town of Islamabad, Pakistan started in 1984. Located in Islamabad Capital Territory

Islamabad Capital Territory

The Islamabad Capital Territory is one of the two federal territories of Pakistan. It includes Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan, and covers an area of 1,165.5 km² of which 906 km² is Islamabad proper...

 on Kahuta Road, Model Town is situated on Humak village land near the Swaan River.

The area was formerly a jungle. According to the District Rawalpindi gazette of 1893, Humak was on the main railway line from Jhelum to Rawalpindi

Rawalpindi

Rawalpindi , locally known as Pindi, is a city in the Pothohar region of Pakistan near Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad, in the province of Punjab. Rawalpindi is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad...

; those lines have since been relocated. The community now has more than 1500 homes laid out in an organised way, following the map provided by Capital Development Authority

Capital Development Authority

Capital Development Authority , is a public benefit corporation responsible for providing municipal services in the Islamabad city , established on June 14, 1960, first by an executive order issued on June 24, 1960 entitled the Pakistan Capital Regulation, to be superseded by the CDA ordinance...

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Sectors of Model Town Humak

Model Town Humak has three sectors, named in the local Urdu

Urdu

Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...

 tongue:

• Humak Sharqi (Eastern Humak)
• Humak Gharbi (Western Humak)
• Humak Zimni (Humak extension)

Schools and mosque

Mosque

A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...

s are abundant throughout the town, with one in Humak Zimni being particularly prominent due to its large graveyard.

"Children Welfare School" is one of the government schools responsible for educating and training of children up to age seven.

Humak Sharqi

Humak Sharqui is located on the eastern entrance to the town and is the oldest sector. The area is mostly residential, having very few commercial areas.

Humak Zimni

This sector was developed after the above-mentioned sectors as an extension of Humak. Its back concides with the "Defence Housing Authority phase II" (DHA-II). In addition to the graveyard, there is a community centre with a municipal park in development.
Zayneb Hospital is a private hospital of the area providing all health amenities including lab, operation theater and women-child healthcare facilities.

Humak industrial area

A separate area of Humak constitutes several industrial anchors. Some of the Humak industries are as follows:

• AMSON Vaccines & PHARMA http://www.amson.org.pk
• Ampak Enterprises
• Pepsi factory
• Yamaha (former)
• Sheena textile (pvt) Ltd.
• Hico Icecram's warehouse.
• Creative Electronics & Automation

Ethnic groups residing in Humak

Most of Humak's residents are Muslims. However, non-Muslims also live in the region. A large number of residents are educated and are professionals in different fields.

Birds

Pied Kingfisher

Pied Kingfisher

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House Sparrow

House Sparrow

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Common Myna

Common Myna

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Common Kingfisher

Common Buzzard

Common Buzzard

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Black Drongo

Black Drongo

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House Crow

House Crow

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Common Babbler

Common Babbler

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Oriental Magpie Robin

Oriental Magpie Robin

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Red-vented Bulbul

Red-vented Bulbul

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Hoopoe

Hoopoe

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Rose-ringed Parakeet

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Spotted Dove

Spotted Dove

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Eurasian Collared Dove

Eurasian Collared Dove

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Cattle Egret

Cattle Egret

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Little Egret

Little Egret

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Common Swift

Common Swift

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Little Green Bee-eater

Little Green Bee-eater

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