List of dialling codes in Pakistan

Pakistan telephone numbers
Location
CountryPakistan
ContinentAsia
RegulatorPakistan Telecommunication Authority
Access codes
Country calling code+92
International call prefix00
Trunk prefix0

Fixed telephony

The area codes in Pakistan consists of two to five digits; generally smaller the city, longer the prefix. All big cities have two-digit codes. The smaller towns might have six digital whereas big cities have seven digit numbers. Azad Kashmir telephone lines contain five digits. On 1 July 2009, telephone numbers in Karachi and Lahore were changed from seven digits to eight digits. This was accomplished by adding 9 to the beginning of all phone numbers that started with a 9 i.e. government and semi-government lines and adding 3 to all other lines.[1]

The following is the list of dialling codes for various cities and districts in Pakistan.[2]

CityCodeDistrict
Attock57
Awaran856
Barkhan829
Faislabad41
Bahawalnagar63Bahawalnagar
Bahawalpur62Bahawalpur
Besham996
Bolan832
Chagai825
Chitral943
Dera Bugti835
Dinga537
Gujranwala55
Gujrat53
Gwadar86
Hafizabad547
Haripur, Pakistan995
Hyderabad22
Islamabad51
Jaffarabad838
Jhal Magsi837
Jhang477
Jhelum544
Kalat844
Karachi21 3
Kasur49
Kech (Turbat)852
Khanewal65
Khushab454
Kharan847
Khuzdar848
Kohlu829
Lahore42
43
Larkana74
Lasbela853
Layyah606
swat946
Lodhran608
Loralai824
Mandi Bahauddin546
Mastung843
Mianwali459
Multan61
Musakhel828
Muzaffargarh66
Nankana Sahib56
Narowal542
Naseerabad838
Nowshera923Nowshera
Okara44
Pakpattan457
Panjgur855
Parachinar926FATA
Peshawar91
Pishin826
Qilla Abdullah826
Qilla Saifullah823
Quetta82
Rahim Yar Khan68
Rajanpur604
Rawalpindi51
Sahiwal40
Sargodha48
Shakargarh542
Sheikhupura56
Sialkot52
Sibi833
Surab844
Swabi938Swabi
Toba Tek Singh46
Vehari67
Zhob822
Ziarat833

See also

References

  1. "Karachi and Lahore now have eight digit phone numbers. In the near future this will be extended to other metros". Daily Times (Pakistan). 2009-07-08. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-11-09. Retrieved 2015-04-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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