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Pakistan's telecom market is regulated by the PTA (Pakistan Telecommunication Authority); PTCL bought Telenor Pakistan at the end of 2025 and is merging it into Ufone, alongside Jazz and Zong.
+92 · PK · UTC+5
Pakistan
Country Code & Virtual Numbers
Pakistan's +92 code serves one of South Asia's largest mobile markets, regulated by the PTA. Capital: Islamabad · Business hours: 11:00 PM–7:00 AM EST.
// The Basics
What is the +92 country code?
Numbering in Pakistan is administered by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA).
Numbering format
Pakistani mobile numbers drop the leading 0 internationally — a domestic 03 number becomes +92 3 when dialed from abroad.
Calling culture
Pakistani business culture values hospitality and personal rapport — a warm greeting and some relationship-building typically precede business matters.
Did you know
Many Pakistani companies publish a UAN (universal access number): 111 followed by six digits, dialed after the city code.
// Quick Facts
A quick read on Pakistan numbers.
Pakistani mobile numbers drop their leading 0 internationally — a domestic 03 number becomes +92 3 when dialed from abroad.
From the US: 011 92 51 XXX XXXX (Islamabad)
// Reference
Dialing +92: numbers, codes and rules
- Trunk prefix
- 0 — used domestically, dropped after the country code.
- Number length
- 9–10 digits (mobile 10 digits)
- Mobile numbers
- 10 digits starting with 3 (3A + 8 digits), e.g. +92 3XX XXXXXXX; dialled domestically as 03XX XXXXXXX
- Landlines
- Karachi (21) and Lahore (42) use 8-digit subscriber numbers, e.g. +92 21 XXXX XXXX; other 2-digit codes use 7 digits, longer codes 6 digits
- Major area codes
- Karachi 21
- Lahore 42
- Islamabad / Rawalpindi 51
- Faisalabad 41
- Peshawar 91
- Quetta 81
- Dialing in
- From the US: 011 92 51 XXX XXXX (Islamabad)
- Dialing out
- 00 is the international prefix from Pakistan.
- Useful numbers
- Police: 15
- Emergency rescue service: 1122
- Fire brigade: 16
- Toll-free prefix: 0800
- Time zone
- PKT (UTC+5)
- Daylight saving
- No daylight saving time.
- UAN business numbers use the format 111-XXX-XXX after the city code.
- Government office schedules changed in 2026 (a Monday–Thursday week was notified in March 2026), so confirm your contact's working days.
Sources
- ITU E.164 national numbering plan for Pakistan (PTA communication of 9.XI.2021)
- ITU national numbering plan page for Pakistan
- ITU dialling procedures annex to OB 994 (Pakistan: international prefix 00, trunk prefix 0)
- Daily Pakistan: Cabinet Division 2026 public holidays notification
- Radio Pakistan: govt notifies four-day workweek for offices (March 2026)
- Daily Pakistan: govt says viral four-day workweek notification is fake (Sept 2026)
- Wikipedia: Telenor Pakistan (pointer to Business Recorder reports on PTCL acquisition and Ufone merger)
- Business Recorder: PTCL completes acquisition of Telenor Pakistan
- Wikipedia: Pakistan Standard Time (pointer; DST last used 2009)
Best time to call Pakistan from the US
Pakistan is on UTC+5 · Business hours = – EST · Mon–Fri
// Why a Virtual Number
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Frequently Asked
Pakistan questions answered.
Answers about Pakistan's PTA-regulated carriers, hospitality-driven calling culture, and getting a local +92 virtual number.
Dial 011 (the US exit code), then 92, then the national number, leaving out the leading 0 used for domestic calls. Number length: 9–10 digits (mobile 10 digits).
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