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This list of tallest buildings in Pakistan ranks skyscrapers in Pakistan. Habib Bank Plaza built in 1963, was the first high-rise and the tallest building in Pakistan, located in Karachi. It stands 101 m (331 ft) tall with 25 floors; however in 2005 MCB Tower also in Karachi surpassed Habib Bank Plaza to become the tallest building in Pakistan at 116 m (381 ft) tall with 29 floors. Currently, Bakht Tower (recently topped out) of 37 floors and 145 meters height has become the tallest completed building in all Pakistan surpassing the Ocean Tower of 30 floors and 120 meters.
A number of buildings taller than 100 m (328 ft) are under construction in various cities throughout Pakistan, however construction is mostly concentrated in Karachi, followed by Islamabad & Lahore. The tallest building under construction is Bahria Icon Tower in Karachi, which is expected to be completed in 2017 and upon its completion, will become the tallest Skyscraper in Pakistan changing the skyline of Karachi, at 68 floors, and 269 m (883 ft) height. Karachi is currently developing Skyline in clifton where more than 4 skyscrapers(200m+) and 10 more than 100 m are under construction, worth mentioning the Dolmen City Twin Towers, 200m each are expecting to be completed by 2018.
Completed Buildings
This list ranks completed and topped out buildings that stand at least 70 m (230 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement.
Rank | Name | City | Height | Floors | Year | References |
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1 | Bakht Tower | Karachi | 145 m (476 ft) | 37 | 2015 | |
2 | Ocean Towers | Karachi | 120 m (394 ft) | 30 | 2012 | |
3 | MCB Tower | Karachi | 116 m (381 ft) | 29 | 2005 | |
4 | Telecom Tower | Islamabad | 113 m (371 ft) | 24 | 2011 | |
5 | Centaurus Tower | Islamabad | 110 m (361 ft) | 30 | 2011 | |
6 | Centre Point Tower | Karachi | 110 m (361 ft) | 28 | 2013 | |
7 | Mega G4 Corporate Tower | Karachi | 108 m (354 ft) | 27 | 2015 | |
8 | Bahria Town Tower | Karachi | 108 m (354 ft) | 27 | 2012 | |
9 | Arfa Software Technology Park | Lahore | 106 m (348 ft) | 17 | 2012 | |
10 | One Constitution Avenue | Islamabad | 105 m (344 ft) | 26 | 2014 | |
11 | Dolmen Mall Clifton | Karachi | 103 m (338 ft) | 25 | 2011 | |
12 | The Center (JS Tower) | Karachi | 102 m (335 ft) | 22 | 2013 | |
13 | Habib Bank Plaza | Karachi | 101 m (331 ft) | 25 | 1962 | |
14 | UBL Tower | Karachi | 101 m (331 ft) | 24 | 2014 | |
13 | PNSC Tower | Karachi | 101 m (331 ft) | 21 | 1982 | |
15 | Lakhani Presidency Tower | Karachi | 100.4 m (329 ft) | 24 | 2013 | |
16 | PIC Towers | Karachi | 100 m (328 ft) | 23 | 1980s | |
17 | Pace Tower | Lahore | 92 m (302 ft) | 24 | 2013 | |
18 | Chapal Plaza | Karachi | 95 m (312 ft) | 22 | 1985 | |
19 | Tower 27 | Lahore | 92 m (302 ft) | 24 | 2014 | |
20 | Islamic Tower | Karachi | 87 m (285 ft) | 23 | 2011 | |
21 | Saima Trade Towers | Karachi | 85 m | 19 | 1995 | |
22 | Avari Towers | Karachi | 83 m (272 ft) | 20 | 1985 | |
23 | Navy Heights | Karachi | 80 m (262 ft) | 20 | 2010 | |
23 | TechnoCity Corporate Tower | Karachi | 79 m (259 ft) | 17 | 2005 | |
24 | G&T Tower | Karachi | 79 m (259 ft) | 19 | 2011 | |
25 | Sea Breeze Plaza | Karachi | 76 m (249 ft) | 20 | 2011 | |
26 | Tricon Corporate Centre | Lahore | 76 m | 19 | 2013 | |
27 | Islamabad Stock Exchange Towers | Islamabad | 76 m (249 ft) | 19 | 2009 | |
28 | AOK Tower | Karachi | 74 m (243 ft) | 20 | 2007 | |
29 | United Bank Building | Islamabad | 74 m (243 ft) | 18 | 1992 | |
30 | Habib Bank Building | Islamabad | 73 m (240 ft) | 18 | 1992 | |
31 | OGDCL | Islamabad | 73 m (240 ft) | 18 | 1992 | |
32 | Saudi Pak Tower Tower | Islamabad | 73 m (240 ft) | 20 | 1991 | |
33 | State Life New | Islamabad | 72 m (236 ft) | 18 | 1992 | |
34 | Shaheed Millat Secretariat | Islamabad | 72 m (236 ft) | 18 | 1992 | |
35 | NIC Building | Islamabad | 72 m (236 ft) | 18 | 1992 | |
36 | NIC Tower | Karachi | 72 m (236 ft) | 20 | 2007 |
Under construction buildings
1||Port Tower Complex||Karachi||593.446 m (1,947 ft)||130||2020||
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This section contains a list of skyscrapers which are currently under construction, and planned to rise at least 100 m (328 ft).
Rank | Name | City | Height | Floors | Est. Completion |
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1 | Bahria Icon Tower | Karachi | 268 m (879 ft) | 62 | 2017 |
2 | Dolmen Tower 3 | Karachi | 240 m (787 ft) | 60 | 2018 |
3 | Dolmen Tower 4 | Karachi | 240 m (787 ft) | 60 | 2018 |
4 | Ankaa towers | Karachi | 165 m (541 ft) | 43 | 2020 |
5 | Marriott Height | Karachi | 225 m (738 ft) | 48 | 2020 |
6 | Marine Promenade Tower | Karachi | 216 m (709 ft) | 46 | 2019 |
7 | Serang Skymark Tower | Karachi | 230 m (755 ft) | 50 | 2019 |
8 | Opal 225 Tower | Karachi | 180 m (591 ft) | 47 | 2015 |
9 | Icon Hotel Tower | Karachi | 210 m (689 ft) | 45 | 2020 |
10 | Ocean Heights | Karachi | 160 m (525 ft) | 45 | 2018-20 |
11 | Bakht Tower | Karachi | 150 m (492 ft) | 40 | 2017 |
12 | Oviation Tower | Karachi | 150 m (492 ft) | 37 | 2018 |
13 | Emaar's Reef Towers | Karachi | 146 m (479 ft) | 38 | 2017 |
14 | Emaar's Pearl Towers | Karachi | 144 m (472 ft) | 35 | 2017 |
15 | Com 3 Towers | Karachi | 132 m (433 ft) | 32 | 2014 |
16 | 17 Park View Tower | Karachi | 130 m (427 ft) | 32 | 2018 |
17 | The Arkadians Tower A | Karachi | 130 m (427 ft) | 34 | 2014 |
17a | Lucky One (Main Tower) | Karachi | 135 m (443 ft) | 28 | 2017 |
18 | Metro Twin Tower | Karachi | 130 m (427 ft) | 30 | 2016 |
19 | Lucky One (Residential Towers) | Karachi | 120 m (394 ft) | 30 | 2017 |
20 | Emaar's Coral Towers | Karachi | 120 m (394 ft) | 30 | 2016 |
21 | 70 Riviera | Karachi | 118 m (387 ft) | 29 | 2014 |
22 | Ali Trade Center | Lahore | 118 m (387 ft) | 24 | 2015 |
23 | G4 Corporate Tower | Karachi | 117 m (384 ft) | 27 | 2014 |
24 | Creek Marina 3 Towers | Karachi | 112 m (367 ft) | 28 | 2014 |
25 | Park Lane Tower | Islamabad | 103 m (338 ft) | 29 | 2019 |
26 | KASB Skyview Towers | Karachi | 100 m (328 ft) | 22 | 2014 |
27 | Saima Royal Residency | Karachi | 100 m (328 ft) | 22 | 2014 |
28 | Defence Executive Apartments | Islamabad | +18 | 2014 | |
29 | Noman Residencia | Karachi | 18 | 2015 | |
30 | Prestige Trade Center | Karachi | 17 | 2015 | |
31 | Dawood Center | Hyderabad | 15 | 2014 | |
32 | Al Tijarah Center | Karachi | 15 | 2014 | |
33 | Gateway Tower | Faisalabad | 75 m (244 ft) | 16 | 2015 |
On-hold buildings
This list includes the tallest buildings which are currently on-hold.
Name | City | Height | Floors | Year | References |
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Mubarak Center | Lahore | 250 m (820 ft) | 60 | 2016 | |
Sheikh Zayed Center Tower 2 | Lahore | 205 m (673 ft) | 45 | 2016 | |
Grand Hyatt Islamabad | Islamabad | 200 m (656 ft) | 45 | 2016 | |
Lahore Development Authority (LDA) Tower | Lahore | 200 m (656 ft) | 50 | 2016 | |
Mubarak Center Tower 3 | Lahore | 170 m (558 ft) | 40 | 2017 | |
Mubarak Center Tower 4 | Lahore | 170 m (558 ft) | 40 | 2017 | |
Pearl Continental Tower | Lahore | 160 m (525 ft) | 42 | 2016 | |
Alamgir Tower Lahore | Lahore | 137 m (449 ft) | 31 | 2017 | |
KASB Altitude | Karachi | 129 m (423 ft) | 32 | ||
Kohinoor One Mall | Faisalabad | 100 m (328 ft) | 22 | 2016 | |
Mubarak Center Tower 5 | Lahore | 85 m (279 ft) | 20 | 2016 | |
Corporate Tower | Lahore | +70 m (230 ft) | 15 | 2016 |
Approved and proposed buildings
This is the list of Approved and proposed buildings in Pakistan.
Sr No | Name | City | Height | Floors | Year | References |
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1 | Port Tower Complex | Karachi | 593.446 m (1,947 ft) | 130 | 2020 | |
2 | Eiffel Tower Building (Islamabad) | Islamabad | 339 m (1,112 ft) | 87 | 2019 | |
3 | Wak Tower | Lahore | +100 m (328 ft) | 27 | 2016 | |
4 | Media Tower | Islamabad | 26 | 2017 | ||
5 | Holiday Inn | Islamabad | +70 m (230 ft) | 20 | 2015 | |
6 | DHA Haly Tower | Lahore | 17 | 2014 | ||
7 | Capital Residencia | Islamabad | 15 | 2015 | ||
8 | Zaitoon Tower | Lahore | 2015 | |||
9 | CAA Tower | Islamabad | 2015 |
Timeline of Tallest Buildings
Name | City | Height | Floors | Year Tallest | References |
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Habib Bank Plaza | Karachi | 101 m (331 ft) | 25 | 1962 to 2005 | |
MCB Tower | Karachi | 116 m (381 ft) | 29 | 2005 to 2012 | |
Ocean Towers | Karachi | 120 m (394 ft) | 30 | 2012 to 2015 | |
Bakht Tower | Karachi | 145 m (476 ft) | 37 | 2015 |
See also
- List of tallest buildings in the world
- List of tallest buildings in Karachi
- List of tallest buildings in Asia
- List of tallest buildings in Islamabad
- List of tallest buildings in Lahore
- List of tallest buildings and structures in South Asia
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