How to call Pakistan from the US and Canada

011 - 92 - phone number

01192 and +92 often work interchangeably from cell phones (use also to text Pakistani numbers).

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Calling Pakistan explained:

  • 011 - international prefix; dial first when calling abroad from the US or Canada
  • 92 - Country Code for Pakistan
  • phone number (remove initial 0):
    • landlines - 9 or 10 digits, area code included
    • cell phones - 10 digits
  • example phone call when dialing to a landline in Karachi: 011 92 21 ???? ????

Cell phone numbers:

  • geographic area codes not needed to reach Pakistani cell phones
  • dialing format valid for calls and text messages: 011 92 3?? ??? ????

Area codes:

Add to landline numbers only!
Abbottabad 992 Jhelum 544 Okara 44
Bahawalnagar 63 Kalat 844 Pakpattan 457
Bahawalpur 62 Karachi 21 Peshawar 91
Burewala 67 Kasur 49 Quetta 81
Chitral 943 Khairpur 243 Rahim Yar Khan 68
Dera Ghazi Khan 64 Khanewal 65 Rajanpur 604
Faisalabad 41 Khanpur 68 Rawalpindi 51
Gojra 46 Kohat 922 Sadiqabad 68
Gujranwala 55 Lahore 42 Sahiwal 40
Gujrat 53 Larkana 74 Sargodha 48
Hafizabad 547 Mardan 937 Sheikhupura 56
Hyderabad 22 Mirpur Khas 233 Shikarpur 726
Islamabad 51 Multan 61 Sialkot 52
Jacobabad 722 Muzaffargarh 66 Sukkur 71
Jhang 47 Nawabshah 244 Toba Tek Singh 46
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