Chak (Sindhi: چڪ) is a town situated on the west bank of the Indus River in Shikarpur District, Sindh, Pakistan.
It is home to a population of more than 40,000 people and is a fast-growing town with good literacy rate and improving infrastructure.
Chak shares strong economic and social ties with Sukkur because of the natural geographic and trade route proximity.
Chak is said to be derived from a Sindhi language word chakki, meaning 'pot wheel', which is used to make pottery from clay.
Despite meager resources and poor infrastructure, many students from this small town have made it to the top colleges and universities in the country.
The library is named after the great Sufi scholar and saint Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai (1689–1752), who is considered as the greatest poet of the Sindhi language.
The library still does not have the basic information technology and e-learning infrastructure and needs to be upgraded so that the growing student population of the town can be connected to other national and international libraries electronically and be part of the increasingly knowledge-based and connected society.
Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai's message of peace and prosperity not only at home but all the world, which is even more relevant today than ever before,[according to whom?]
The Urs is a grand affair in town, where people from all walks of life from Chak and surrounding villages make a determined effort to attend.
The anniversary is also marked by food fairs, open-air markets selling traditional Sindhi ware, and entertaining and competitive sports.