H-8 () is a

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. The sector is bounded by

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and G-8 to the north,

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and

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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.

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.

Board office

* Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE)

Special education

*National Institute of Special Education (NISE) *Fatima Jinnah Special Education Centre *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 *

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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 (

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) *

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Staff Training College * Women's Institute of Science & Humanities * Federal Judicial Academy * Shifa College of Medicine *Islamabad Model Postgraduate College of Commerce *Islamabad Model Postgraduate College, H-8 Islamabad.

Universities

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* SZABIST Islamabad Campus * National Skills University * Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University * Preston University Islamabad Campus

Health

Hospitals

*Shifa International Hospital

Cemeteries

*H-8 Graveyard

Religious

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's only Bahá'í center is also located in this sector. Shoba Das of

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reported in 2013 that there were around 200 Baha’is living in Islamabad.

References

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