Pakistan uses country calling code +92. Fixed-line numbers use geographic National Destination Codes of two to four digits, normally written with a leading domestic trunk 0. Karachi and Lahore have eight-digit subscriber numbers, while subscriber length varies in other numbering areas. Mobile numbers begin with 3 and are not geographic area codes.
The examples show a national format and the corresponding international plus format. Actual subscriber lengths can vary where noted.
| Country calling code | +92 |
|---|---|
| Domestic trunk prefix | 0 |
| International access | 00 |
| Domestic example | 021 3555 0123 |
| International example | +92 21 3555 0123 |
| Time zone | Pakistan Standard Time (PKT), UTC+5 year-round |
| Numbering authority | Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) |
| Directory coverage | Selected major geographic fixed-line codes and cities |
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Pakistani area codes are commonly displayed with trunk prefix 0 inside the country. International numbers must use +92 followed by the NDC without that zero.
19 carefully selected geographic or fixed-line codes. This is a priority directory, not a claim of exhaustive coverage.
| Major city | Domestic code | International | Published coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| KarachiSindh | 021 | +92 21 | Karachi number plan area |
| LahorePunjab | 042 | +92 42 | Lahore number plan area |
| RawalpindiPunjab | 051 | +92 51 | Islamabad and Rawalpindi number plan area |
| FaisalabadPunjab | 041 | +92 41 | Faisalabad number plan area |
| PeshawarKhyber Pakhtunkhwa | 091 | +92 91 | Peshawar and Charsadda number plan area |
| MultanPunjab | 061 | +92 61 | Multan number plan area |
| HyderabadSindh | 022 | +92 22 | Hyderabad number plan area |
| GujranwalaPunjab | 055 | +92 55 | Gujranwala number plan area |
| QuettaBalochistan | 081 | +92 81 | Quetta number plan area |
| SialkotPunjab | 052 | +92 52 | Sialkot number plan area |
| SukkurSindh | 071 | +92 71 | Sukkur number plan area |
| LarkanaSindh | 074 | +92 74 | Larkana number plan area |
| SargodhaPunjab | 048 | +92 48 | Sargodha number plan area |
| BahawalpurPunjab | 062 | +92 62 | Bahawalpur number plan area |
| MardanKhyber Pakhtunkhwa | 0937 | +92 937 | Mardan number plan area |
| AbbottabadKhyber Pakhtunkhwa | 0992 | +92 992 | Abbottabad number plan area |
| GilgitGilgit-Baltistan | 05811 | +92 5811 | Gilgit number plan area |
| SkarduGilgit-Baltistan | 05815 | +92 5815 | Skardu number plan area |
| MuzaffarabadAzad Jammu and Kashmir | 05822 | +92 5822 | Muzaffarabad number plan area |
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City guide →Pakistan introduced a revised mobile numbering scheme in April 2008 while retaining ten-digit mobile national numbers. In 2009, Karachi and Lahore fixed-line subscriber numbers expanded from seven to eight digits. The national plan communicated by PTA and published by ITU in 2021 confirms the fixed-line NDC list, trunk prefix 0 and the different length rules for two-, three- and four-digit NDCs.
A PTA number plan area usually corresponds to a district or grouped districts, not an exact city boundary or a caller’s present location. Mobile, toll-free, universal-access and short-code ranges are non-geographic. Number portability, call forwarding and internet telephony also prevent reliable subscriber or current-carrier identification from an area code. Geographic labels for Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan reproduce the terminology in the official PTA numbering plan and do not resolve territorial-status questions.
Pakistan uses country calling code +92.
No. Remove the domestic trunk prefix 0 before adding +92.
No. It describes a numbering-plan association, while portability, forwarding and internet telephony can separate a number from the caller’s present location.