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Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
, ranked by
structural height A building, or edifice, is an enclosed structure with a roof and walls standing more or less permanently in one place, such as a house or factory (although there's also portable buildings). Buildings come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and funct ...
. The current tallest building in Pakistan is the
Bahria Icon Tower Bahria Icon Tower is a recently on-hold skyscraper complex in the seaside municipality of Clifton in Karachi, Pakistan. The complex includes a 62-storey tower, which at , is the tallest building in Pakistan and among the tallest buildings in S ...
in
Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...
. Upon its completion, it changed the skyline of Karachi with its 62 floors and a height to its spire tip of . Most of Pakistan's tallest buildings can be found in its most populous city of
Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...
, including; *
Habib Bank Plaza Habib Bank Plaza (), also known as HBL Plaza, located on I. I. Chundrigar Road in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, is the head office of Habib Bank Limited. It was once the tallest building in Asia, a title that hasn't been held by any other building in ...
, built in 1963 in Karachi, was the first high-rise and the tallest building in Pakistan. It stands tall with 25 floors. It was also the tallest building in Asia from 1963 to 1968, and the tallest building in South Asia from 1963 to 1970. * In 2005, MCB Tower, also in Karachi, surpassed Habib Bank Plaza at and 29 floors. * In 2012,
Ocean Towers Ocean Mall, is a skyscraper in the Clifton locality of Karachi, Pakistan. It was built between 2009 and 2014, and contains a shopping mall and office spaces. Founded as an international hotel project for Sofitel, but was later abandoned due to la ...
eclipsed these at and 30 floors. *
Bahria Icon Tower Bahria Icon Tower is a recently on-hold skyscraper complex in the seaside municipality of Clifton in Karachi, Pakistan. The complex includes a 62-storey tower, which at , is the tallest building in Pakistan and among the tallest buildings in S ...
surpassed them all in 2016.


Completed buildings (100m+)

This list ranks completed and
topped out In building construction, topping out (sometimes referred to as topping off) is a builders' rite traditionally held when the last beam (or its equivalent) is placed atop a structure during its construction. Nowadays, the ceremony is often parlaye ...
buildings that stand at least or 20 floors, based on standard height measurement. This height includes
spire A spire is a tall, slender, pointed structure on top of a roof of a building or tower, especially at the summit of church steeples. A spire may have a square, circular, or polygonal plan, with a roughly conical or pyramidal shape. Spires are ...
s and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. Existing partially habitable structures are included for ranking purposes based on present height. Karachi has the most completed highrise buildings in Pakistan, followed by
Islamabad Islamabad (; ur, , ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's ninth-most populous city, with a population of over 1.2 million people, and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital T ...
.


Under construction (100m+)

This list ranks buildings that are under construction in Pakistan and are planned to rise at least 100 m (330 ft) or 20 floors tall. Buildings under construction that have already been topped out are also included, as are those whose construction has been suspended.
Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...
has the most under construction buildings followed by
Islamabad Islamabad (; ur, , ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's ninth-most populous city, with a population of over 1.2 million people, and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital T ...
.


On hold (100m+)

This table lists buildings that were at one time under construction in Pakistan and were expected to rise at least 100 meters (330 ft) in height, but are now on hold. While not officially cancelled, construction has been suspended on each development.


Proposed/vision (100m+)

This list ranks buildings in Pakistan that are approved or proposed and are planned to rise at least 100 m (330 ft).


Timeline of tallest buildings

This is a list of buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Pakistan.


Cities with buildings over 100 metres


See also

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List of tallest buildings in Karachi This is a list of tallest buildings in Karachi. Karachi has around 36 buildings rising at least 100 metres (330 ft) in height. Completed Under construction / Proposed & Vision Images See also * List of tallest buildings in ...
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List of tallest buildings in Lahore This list of tallest buildings in Lahore, ranks skyscrapers located in the city of Lahore. Completed buildings Under construction Many skyscrapers and around 150 high-rise buildings were being constructed under the Lahore Development Autho ...
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List of tallest buildings in Islamabad This is a list of the tallest buildings in Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan. Operational buildings The list includes the tallest buildings (completed and topped out) in Islamabad as well as some buildings in Rawalpindi. Under constru ...
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List of tallest buildings and structures in South Asia This list of tallest buildings in the Indian subcontinent (South Asia) ranks skyscrapers and structures in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, based upon height. Tallest buildings This list ranks buildings in the ...
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List of tallest buildings and structures in Afghanistan This list of the tallest buildings and structures in Afghanistan ranks skyscrapers, towers and other structures in Afghanistan by their height. The current tallest building in Afghanistan is the Kabul Tower in Kabul city. The 18-storey Kabul T ...
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List of tallest buildings in Asia This list of tallest buildings in Asia ranks skyscrapers which are at least tall. The tallest building in Asia (and the tallest in the world) is Burj Khalifa, which stands which was opened on January 4, 2010, in Dubai, United Arab E ...
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List of tallest buildings in the world This list of tallest buildings includes skyscrapers with continuously occupiable floors and a height of at least . Non-building structures, such as towers, are not included in this list (for these, see ''List of tallest buildings and structur ...


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Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...