List of Cancer Hospitals (Pakistan)

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This is a list of cancer hospitals in Pakistan by respective province and territory. [1]

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Azad Jammu & Kashmir

Balochistan

Quetta Metropolis in Balochistan, Pakistan

Quetta is the provincial capital and largest city of Balochistan, Pakistan. Quetta was largely destroyed in the 1935 Quetta earthquake, but was rebuilt and now has a population of 1,001,205 as of 2017, while the Quetta District has a population of 2,275,699. Quetta is at an average elevation of 1,680 metres above sea level, making it Pakistan's only high-altitude major city. The city is known as the "Fruit Garden of Pakistan," due to the numerous fruit orchards in and around it, and the large variety of fruits and dried fruit products produced there.

Federally Administered Tribal Areas

Gilgit-Baltistan

Gilgit City in Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan

Gilgit, is the capital city of the Gilgit-Baltistan region, an administrative territory of Pakistan. The city is located in a broad valley near the confluence of the Gilgit River and Hunza River. Gilgit is a major tourist destination in Pakistan, and serves as a hub for mountaineering expeditions in the Karakoram Range. It was an important stop on the ancient Silk Road, and today serves as a major junction along the Karakoram Highway with road connections to China, Skardu, Chitral, Peshawar, and Islamabad.

Islamabad Capital Territory

Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan

Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences is a research oriented health sciences institute located in Islamabad, Pakistan. It is one of the regions leading tertiary level hospitals which includes 22 medical and surgical specialist centers. It provides medical training through the Quaid-e-Azam Postgraduate Medical College which was established on 1 February 1989.

The Quaid-e-Azam International Hospital (QIH) is a private hospital in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Founded in 2011 by Dr. Shaukat Ali Bangash MD, Diplomate American Board of Internal Medicine, Diplomate American Board of Infectious Diseases, the hospital provides a broad range of secondary and tertiary care, including diagnosis of disease and team management of patient care.

Islamabad Capital of Pakistan

Islamabad is the capital city of Pakistan, and is federally administered as part of the Islamabad Capital Territory. Built as a planned city in the 1960s to replace Karachi as Pakistan's capital, Islamabad is noted for its high standards of living, safety, and abundant greenery.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Peshawar City district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Peshawar is the capital of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Situated in the broad Valley of Peshawar near the eastern end of the historic Khyber Pass, close to the border with Afghanistan, Peshawar's recorded history dates back to at least 539 BCE, making it the oldest city in Pakistan and one of the oldest cities in the world. Peshawar was the capital of the ancient Kushan Empire, and was home to what may have been the tallest building in the ancient world, the Kanishka stupa. Peshawar was then sacked by the White Huns, before the arrival of Muslim empires. The city was an important trading centre during the Mughal era before serving as the winter capital of the Afghan Durrani Empire from 1757 until the city was captured by the Sikhs in 1818, who were then followed by the British in 1849.

Bannu City in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Banū or Bannu is a city located in Bannu District in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Founded by Sir Herbert Benjamin Edwardes in 1848 during the British colonial era, Bannu was once a British military base used for action against the Pashtun border tribes of the Tochi Valley and Waziristan. Bannu’s residents are primarily members of the Banuchi tribe and speak a dialect of Pashto that is similar to the distinct Wazir dialect.

D.I.Khan Institute of Nuclear Medicine And Radiotherapy, Dera Ismail Khan.

Punjab

Lahore Metropolis in Punjab, Pakistan

Lahore is a city in the Pakistani province of Punjab. Lahore is the country's second-most populous city after Karachi, and is one of Pakistan's wealthiest cities with an estimated GDP of $58.14 billion (PPP) as of 2015. Lahore is the largest city, and historic cultural centre of the Punjab region, and one of Pakistan's most socially liberal, progressive, and cosmopolitan cities.

Bahawalpur City District / Divisional Capital in Punjab, Pakistan

Bahawalpur (بہاولپور), is a city located in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Bahawalpur is the 11th largest city in Pakistan with an estimated population of 798,509.

Gujranwala City District / Divisional Capital in Punjab

Gujranwala is a city in Punjab, Pakistan, that is located north of the nearby provincial capital of Lahore. The city is Pakistan's 7th most-populous metropolitan area, and its 5th most populous city proper. Founded in the 18th century, Gujranwala is a relatively modern town compared to the many nearby millennia-old cities of northern Punjab. The city served as the capital of the Sukerchakia Misl state between 1763 and 1799, and is the birthplace of the founder of the Sikh Empire, Maharaja Ranjit Singh.

Sindh

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Jacobabad Junction railway station

Jacobabad Junction railway station is located in Jacobabad, Sindh, Pakistan. Jacobabad serves as a major junction for Pakistan Railways network with tracks branching off to Kot Addu. It is staffed and has a booking office.

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Rohri Junction railway station

Rohri Junction railway station is located in Rohri, Sukkur district of Sindh province, Pakistan. It is a major railway station on the Pakistan Railways network, serving as the junction between the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line and Rohri-Chaman Railway Line. The station serves as a stop of all express trains. The station is staffed and has advance and current reservation offices. Food stalls are also located on its platforms.

Rahim Yar Khan railway station

Rahim Yar Khan railway station is located in Rahim Yar Khan city, Rahim Yar Khan district of Punjab province, Pakistan. It is a major railway station of Pakistan Railways on Karachi-Peshawar Railway Line. The station is staffed and has advance and current reservation offices. Food stalls are also located on it platforms.

Bahawalpur railway station

Bahawalpur Railway Station ( is located in Bahawalpur city, Bahawalpur district, Punjab province, Pakistan at the elevation of 385ft.It is a major railway station of Pakistan Railways on Karachi-Peshawar main line.

Nawabshah railway station is located in the city of Nawabshah on main railway line in Pakistan. It is a major railway station of Pakistan Railways and was the junction of Nawabshah-Tando Adam loop and Nawabshah-Mirpur Khas meter gauge railway lines. It is the stop of almost all Express trains. The station is staffed and has advance and current reservation offices. Food stalls are also located on it platforms.

Khanpur railway station

Khanpur railway station is located in Khanpur city, Rahim Yar Khan district of Punjab province of the Pakistan. It is a major railway station of Pakistan Railways on Karachi-Peshawar main line.

Sukkur railway station

Sukkur railway station is located in Sukkur city, Sukkur district, Sindh province, Pakistan.

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  1. ↑ www.pakinfomedics.com/List_of_PAEC_Cancer_Hospitals_in_Pakistan.htm
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