Humak is also the name of the Union Council governing this town, as well as the nearby Kotha Kalan and Naizian'' Model Town Humak is a

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town of Islamabad, Pakistan started in 1984. Located in

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

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

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; 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.

Sectors

Model Town Humak has three sectors: * Humak Sharqi (Eastern Humak) * Humak Gharbi (Western Humak) * Humak Zimni (Humak extension) Schools and

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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 Gharbi

The western region of Humak is mostly

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. There are also two government schools. There is also main Quba market in Humak Gharbi sector. Some main shops in Quba Market are, Al Madina Cloth House, Waleed General Store, and Masha Allah General Store .

Humak Zimni

This sector was developed after the above-mentioned sectors as an extension of Humak. Its back coincides 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. There is a public park known as Humak park.

Humak industrial area

A separate area of Humak constitutes several industrial anchors.5%factory are increased. Some of the Humak industries are as follows: * Coca-Cola Beverages Pakistan Limited * AMSON Vaccines & PHARMA * Ampak Enterprises * Pepsi factory * Coca-Cola Distribution * Malik ice factory * Punjab Oil Mills * Yamaha (former) * Sheena textile (pvt) Ltd. * Hico Icecram's warehouse. * Creative Electronics & Automation * East West Infiniti (pvt) Ltd. * Patrotrade operations office * Ageco (Pvt) Ltd. (Economia) * Bio Labs (pvt) Ltd * Global Pharmaceuticals (pvt) Ltd.

Demographics

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.

Nature

Birds

Pied kingfisher The pied kingfisher (''Ceryle rudis'') is a species of water kingfisher widely distributed across Africa and Asia. Originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, it has five recognised subspecies. Its black and white plumage and crest, as well as ...

House sparrow The house sparrow (''Passer domesticus'') is a bird of the Old World sparrow, sparrow family Passeridae, found in most parts of the world. It is a small bird that has a typical length of and a mass of . Females and young birds are coloured pale ...

Common myna

Common kingfisher The common kingfisher (''Alcedo atthis''), also known as the Eurasian kingfisher and river kingfisher, is a small kingfisher with seven subspecies recognized within its wide distribution across Eurasia and North Africa. It is resident in much of ...

Common buzzard The common buzzard (''Buteo buteo'') is a medium-to-large bird of prey which has a large range. A member of the genus '' Buteo'', it is a member of the family Accipitridae. The species lives in most of Europe and extends its breeding range acr ...

Black drongo

House crow The house crow (''Corvus splendens''), also known as the Indian, greynecked, Ceylon or Colombo crow, is a common bird of the crow family that is of Asian origin but now found in many parts of the world, where they arrived assisted by shipping. ...

Common babbler The common babbler (''Argya caudata'') is a member of the family of Leiothrichidae. They are found in dry open scrub country mainly in India. Two populations are recognized as subspecies and the populations to the west of the Indus river system a ...

Oriental magpie robin

Red-vented bulbul The red-vented bulbul (''Pycnonotus cafer'') is a member of the bulbul family of passerines. It is a resident breeder across the Indian subcontinent, including Sri Lanka extending east to Burma and parts of Bhutan and Nepal. It has been introduc ...

Hoopoe Hoopoes () are colourful birds found across Africa, Asia, and Europe, notable for their distinctive "crown" of feathers. Three living and one extinct species are recognized, though for many years all of the extant species were lumped as a single ...

Rose-ringed parakeet The rose-ringed parakeet (''Psittacula krameri''), also known as the ring-necked parakeet (more commonly known as the Indian ringneck parrot), is a medium-sized parrot in the genus Psittacula, of the family Psittacidae. It has disjunct native ra ...

Spotted dove The spotted dove (''Spilopelia chinensis'') is a small and somewhat long-tailed pigeon that is a common resident breeding bird across its native range on the Indian subcontinent and in Southeast Asia. The species has been introduced to many part ...

Eurasian collared dove

Cattle egret The cattle egret (''Bubulcus ibis'') is a cosmopolitan species of heron ( family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics, and warm-temperate zones. It is the only member of the monotypic genus ''Bubulcus'', although some authorities regard ...

Little egret
Common swift

Little green bee-eater The Asian green bee-eater (''Merops orientalis''), also known as little green bee-eater, and green bee-eater in Sri Lanka, is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family. It is resident but prone to seasonal movements and is found widely distri ...

Plants

Cannabis sativa ''Cannabis sativa'' is an annual herbaceous flowering plant indigenous to Eastern Asia, but now of cosmopolitan distribution due to widespread cultivation. It has been cultivated throughout recorded history, used as a source of industrial fibe ...

(Bheng)
Ficus pumila

Insects

Dragonfly A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of true dragonfly are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat thre ...

Politics

First Union Council election in Model Town was held in 2017, chaired by Qazi Faisal Naeem.

Problems

Uncleanliness and illegal shops are the major problems of Model Town. One of the biggest problems was the damaged Kahuta/Sehala road. The road has been constructed but it only consists of a singly two lane road. After the construction of the road, the biggest emerging problem is constant parking of trucks and trailers on both side of road which makes it congested and unsafe. During the construction of Kahuta/Sehala road, the heavy traffic used the inner roads of Model Town as alternative route which destroyed the inner roads of Model Town.