The Pakistan Naval Station Rahat, or PNS Rahat Hospital, is a
Pakistan Naval hospital
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and a medical treatment facility. It is located at Karsaz Road in
Karachi
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,
Sindh
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,
Pakistan
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.
History
PNS Rahat was established in 1954, by the
United States Navy
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. It was commissioned on 20 October 1994,
[ and Vice-Admiral Rashid Ahmad Khan was appointed its first Surgeon-General of the PNS Rahat. The hospital has a team of Pakistan Navy medical doctors and surgeons, providing the best services to naval officers.]
The hospital was first upgraded in 1973.
See also
* List of hospitals in Karachi
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References
External links
Pakistan Navy Hospitals
Hospital buildings completed in 1954
Hospitals in Karachi
Hospitals established in 1954
Rahat
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Military medical facilities in Pakistan
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