Your complete guide to dialling Pakistan from Islamabad to anywhere in the world — verified +92 country code, Asia/Karachi time zone, Asia region, ISO references, live local time and weather, plus a step-by-step walkthrough.
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Pakistan
+92
Islamabad
Weather
HD voice signal
Alpha-2
PK
Alpha-3
PAK
Pakistan
PK
2 Digit ISO
+92
Country Calling Code
PAK
3 Digit ISO
Capital
Islamabad
Time zone
Asia/Karachi
Weather · Islamabad
Humidity
Wind
Pakistan
+92
Capital
Islamabad
Region
Asia
Time zone
Asia/Karachi
Coordinates
30.4° N, 69.3° E
ISO 3166-1
PK / PAK
Dial format
+92 [area] [number]
Current time in Islamabad
—:—
Best time to call: 09:00 – 17:00 Karachi
A complete international number is built from four parts. Here's the anatomy and the dialling order.
Number anatomy
Format follows ITU-T Recommendation E.164 the international public telecommunication numbering plan.
Press + on a mobile (hold the 0 key), or dial 00 from most countries / 011 from North America.
Dial +92. This identifies Pakistan on the global telephone network.
Type the first part of the local number. Drop the leading 0 if there is one.
The remaining digits route the call to the specific line in Islamabad or elsewhere.
To call Pakistan on WhatsApp, save the number with +92 and no exit prefix — WhatsApp dials from your contacts, not a dial pad. Voice and video calls are free over data.
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Pakistan's country code +92 covers the entire country, with a structured area code system that reflects its major cities and provinces. Karachi, Pakistan's commercial capital, dials on 021; Lahore on 042; Islamabad and Rawalpindi share 051; Faisalabad uses 041 and Peshawar 091. Mobile numbers from Jazz, Zong, Telenor, Ufone and SCO each carry a distinct prefix after +92: Jazz numbers start with 300–303 and 310–315, Zong with 310–315, Telenor with 340–346, and Ufone with 333–336 — all running to ten digits after the country code. Pakistan Standard Time (PKT, UTC+5) applies year-round with no daylight saving adjustment, placing calls from South Africa across a three-hour offset. Corporate offices in Karachi and Lahore typically operate Monday to Friday 09:00–17:00 PKT, with Saturday hours common in trading and manufacturing sectors.
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Islamabad (Pakistan) routes benefit from active noise cancellation — local background noise at the Islamabad end is less disruptive when your mic is already clean.
Islamabad is ~7,408 km away — expect ~280ms round-trip. A wired ethernet connection keeps packet loss below 0.1%.
Schedule Pakistan calls during Islamabad business hours — 09:00–17:00 Asia/Karachi — your contact will be at their desk in a quiet space rather than taking the call on the move.
Special-rate prefixes and the major city area codes inside Pakistan (+92).
| City | Dial codes |
|---|---|
| Abbotabad | +92-992 |
| Bahawalpur | +92-621 |
| Faisalabad | +92-41 |
| Ghourghushi | +92-5799 |
| Gujranwala | +92-55 |
| Hyderabad | +92-221 |
| Islamabad | +92-51 |
| Karachi | +92-21 |
| Lahore | +92-42 |
| Multan | +92-61 |
| Okara | +92-442 |
| Peshawar | +92-91 |
| Quetta | +92-81 |
| Rojhan | +92-604 |
| Sahiwal | +92-441 |
| Sargodha | +92-451 |
| Sialkot | +92-524 |
| Sukkur | +92-71 |
Capital
Islamabad
Population
235.82M
Area
881,913 km²
GDP (USD)
$376.00B
Currency
Pakistani Rupee (PKR ₨)
Languages
Urdu, English
Emergency number
115 / 1122
Internet TLD
.pk
Drive side
Left-hand traffic
Latitude / Longitude
30.38°N / 69.35°E
Time zone
Asia/Karachi
ISO 3166 codes
PK · PAK
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