Telephone numbers in Pakistan

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Country code: 92

International call prefix: 00

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[edit] Fixed (landline) numbers

Area codes in Pakistan are from two to five digits long; the smaller the city, the longer the prefix. All the large cities have a two-digit code. Older exchanges have a 4, 5 or 6 digit number. Newer exchanges, those in the cities, have seven digit numbers.

It is common to write phone numbers as (0xx) yyy-yyyy, where xx is the area code. The 0 prefix is for long-distance dialing from within the country. International callers should dial +92 xx yyyyyyy.

All mobile phone codes are three digits long and start with 3xx. All mobile numbers are seven digits long.

Area codes for common cities are:

  021 xxx xxxx: Karachi
  051 xxx xxxx: Islamabad / Rawalpindi
  042 xxx xxxx: Lahore
  041 xxx xxxx: Faisalabad
  022 xxx xxxx: Hyderabad
  081 xxx xxxx: Quetta
  091 xxx xxxx: Peshawar
  052 xxx xxxx: Sialkot
  061 xxx xxxx: Multan

Premium Rate services:

  0900 xxx xx

Toll free numbers (For callers within Pakistan):

  0800 xxx xx

[edit] Cell phone numbers

Cell phone numbers in Pakistan are of the following format 0XXX-YYYYYYY where XXX is the three letter code assigned to a specific cellular operator and YYYYYYY is the local telephone number.

  320 - Instaphone
  300, 301, 302, 303, 306, 307, 308 - Mobilink
  304 - Paktel GSM
  343, 344, 345, 346 - Telenor
  321, 322' '323' - Warid Telecom
  333, 334, 335' '331'  332 - Ufone

[edit] See also

320 - Instaphone

 300, 301, 302, 303, 306, 307, 308 - Mobilink
 313, 314 - ZONG
 343, 344, 345, 346 - Telenor
 321, 322' '323' - Warid Telecom
 333, 334, 335' '331'  332 - Ufone

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