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Pakistan address format & examples

How to write a Pakistani address

Pakistan visitors love to see the second-highest mountain in the world: K2. This "savage mountain" stands at 8,611 meters high and is a part of the Karakoram range in northern Pakistan. When you're not climbing the mountain, you'll be surprised to learn that over 70 different languages are spoken across the country! English is widely used, and you can send a letter to Pakistan quite easily. But, how can you address a letter to Pakistan? Simple! We've supplied you with a Pakistani address example, and we have some pretty nifty tools to help validate any address in the world.

Smarty is the best source for professional-grade location data. Simply enter any Pakistani address, and get it back formatted, standardized, and validated faster than you can say "Khuda Hafiz." Address formatting in Pakistan can be written out as follows:

  1. Addressee line - The recipient's full name, using the appropriate titles for the country.
  2. Street and building number - List one after the other without any separating punctuation and in this specific order.
  3. Neighborhood or area - The neighborhood the street address is located in.
  4. City and postal code - The city or town gets listed with the postal code in this order and are separated by a hyphen between them.
  5. Country - This is often shortened to PAK.
Pakistan address example

Pakistan address examples

Typical address example

G-11 St 38

Islamabad-44000

PAK

Postal box example

Temor Shahed Calony Makan 124

PO Box 61110

Vehari-61100

PAK

Smarty address validation tools

Smarty® has a suite of address validation tools that can format, standardize, and validate Pakistan addresses, plus addresses in 240+ other countries and territories worldwide. Validate your Pakistani address with our tools.
Use the Single Address Verification Tool to verify and format 1 address at a time, the Bulk Address Validation Tool to verify and format a list addresses simultaneously, or use the International Street Address API to integrate address validation and formatting programmatically into your software systems and workflows.

Postal information

Pakistan's national postal system, "Pakistan Post," was established in 1947. As of recent data, Pakistan Post services approximately 3,771 addresses, reflecting its extensive reach throughout Pakistan. The organization manages a substantial network, indicative of its role as a major postal service provider in the region.
Administrative area types and count
4 provinces and 1 capital territory
Administration area names and abbreviations

Punjab (PB)

Sindh (SD)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP)

Balochistan (BA)

Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT)

Term to describe postal codes
postal code
Postal code in language
postal code
Postal code format
99999
Postal service provider and website

Country information

There’s a heaping load of information available for Pakistan, like ISO codes, major cities, etc. You can find it here, but be prepared to start feeling like the expert on Pakistani addresses.

Country/territory name
Pakistan
ISO3
PAK
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
PK
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code
PAK
ISO 3166-1 numeric country code
586
Endonym
پاکستان (Pakistan)
Total land area
796,095 KM²
Capital
Islamabad
Other major cities
Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad

Population information

Total population
240,485,658 (2023)
Urban / rural distribution
35% / 65%
Urban population
84,169,980
Rural population
156,315,678
Official language
Urdu, English
All languages spoken
Punjabi, Pashto, Sindhi, Saraiki, Urdu
Most commonly used postal language
English
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Now that you've seen our Pakistan address examples and have become as wizard at Pakistani address formats, why not expand your expertise even further? Visit the international address formats page for information on other countries and territories we cover.

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