The Pakistan Navy Ship 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, surgeons & paramedical staff(AFNS officers & Medical Technicians) providing the best services to patients. ]
See also
* List of hospitals in Karachi
References
External links
Pakistan Navy Hospitals
Hospital buildings completed in 1954
Rahat
Military medical facilities in Pakistan
Military hospitals in Pakistan
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