List of tallest buildings in Pakistan explained

This is a list of the tallest buildings in Pakistan, ranked by structural height.

The current tallest building in Pakistan is the Bahria Icon Tower in Karachi. The 62-floor building rises to 273m (896feet).^{[1] [2]}

Many of Pakistan's tallest buildings are located in Karachi, including:

• Habib Bank Plaza, built in 1963 in Karachi, was the first high-rise and the tallest building in Pakistan. It stands 1020NaN0 tall with 25 floors. It was also the tallest building in Asia from 1963 to 1965, and the tallest building in South Asia from 1963 to 1970.
• In 2005, MCB Tower, also in Karachi, surpassed Habib Bank Plaza at 1160NaN0^[3] and 29 floors.
• In 2012, Ocean Towers eclipsed these at 1200NaN0 and 30 floors.
• Bahria Icon Tower surpassed them all in 2016.

Completed buildings (100m+)

This list ranks completed and topped out buildings that stand at least 1000NaN0 or 20 floors, based on standard height measurement.^[4] This height includes spires 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.

No.	Name	Image	Height	Floors	Year	Location	Building type	Notes / references
1	Bahria Icon Tower		273 m(896ft)^[5]	62	2022		Mixed Use	Tallest building in Pakistan. Architecturally topped out.
2	Chapal Skymark		2000NaN0	50	2021	Karachi	Residential	Pakistan's tallest residential towerStructurally topped out.
3	Bahria Apartment Tower (left one)		2000NaN0	42	2021	Karachi	Residential	^[6]
4	Dolmen Tower A		1510NaN0	40	2020	Karachi	Office	^[7]
5	Dolmen Tower B		150.40NaN0	40	2020	Karachi	Mixed Use
6	Summit tower		1320NaN0	33	2018	Karachi	Mixed Use	^[8] ^[9]
7	Lucky One		1300NaN0	28	2020	Karachi	Commercial	^[10]
8	70 Riviera		1300NaN0	32	2017	Karachi	Residential	^[11]
9	Arkadians Tower A		1280NaN0	32	2019	Karachi	Mixed Use
10	Metro Twin Tower 1		1250NaN0	30	2018	Karachi	Residential	^[12]
11	Metro Twin Tower 2		1250NaN0	30	2018	Karachi	Residential
12	Hoshang Pearl		1240NaN0	31^[13]	2019	Karachi	Office
13	Com-3 Tower 1		1240NaN0	32	2018	Karachi	Residential
	Com-3 Tower 2		1240NaN0	32	2018	Karachi	Residential
14			1200NaN0	30	2013	Karachi	Commercial	Tallest in Pakistan, 2012–2014^[14]
15	The Centaurus Corporate		1160NaN0	23	2013	Islamabad	Office	Tallest building in Pakistan outside of Karachi^[15]
16	The Centaurus Residencia		1160NaN0	23	2013	Islamabad	Residential	^[16]
17	Centaurus Mövenpick Hotel		1160NaN0	23	2013	Islamabad	Hotel	^[17]
18	MCB Tower		1160NaN0	29	2005	Karachi	Office	Tallest in Pakistan (2005–2012)^[18]
19	Ufone Tower (Telecom Tower)		1130NaN0	26	2011	Islamabad	Office	^[19]
20	Centre Point Tower		1100NaN0	28	2013	Karachi	Mixed Use	^[20] ^[21]
21	20. Coral Tower 1		1070NaN0	28	2018	Karachi	Residential	^[22]
22	Coral Tower 2		1070NaN0	28	2016	Karachi	Residential
23	Arfa Software Technology Park		106 m (348 ft)	17	2012	Lahore	Office	^[23]
24	Mont Vista		1050NaN0	26	2017	Karachi	Residential
25	One Constitution Avenue Tower 1		105 m (346 ft)	26	2017	Islamabad	Residential	Topped out
26	One Constitution Avenue Tower 2		105 m (346 ft)	26	2017	Islamabad	Residential	Topped out
27	Mega G4 Tower		1050NaN0	26	2016	Karachi	Office	First LEED certified building in Pakistan^[24]
28	Marine View Tower		1030NaN0	26	2019	Karachi	Office
29	Habib Bank Plaza		1020NaN0	24	1963	Karachi	Office	Asia’s first skyscraper, Tallest in Asia (1963–1968)Tallest in South Asia (1963–1970) Tallest in Pakistan (1963–2005)^[25]
30	UBL Tower		1010NaN0	25	2017	Karachi	Office
31	Dolmen Harbour Front		101 m (331 ft)	19	2007	Karachi	Commercial
32	JS Centre		1000NaN0	22	2013	Karachi	Office	^[26]	- unsourced completition	Hoshang Pearl^[27]		1000NaN0	22	2018	Karachi	Residential	-->
33	PRC Towers		100 m (329 ft)	23	2005	Karachi	Office	^[28]
34	Autograph Signature Suites		87 m(286 ft)	28	2023	Lahore	Residential

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 has the most under construction buildings followed by Islamabad.

Name	City	Floors	Height	TBC	References
Mabarak Center 1^[29]	Lahore	60	2500NaN0	2025	^[30]
Faisal Jewel	Islamabad	26	3000NaN0	2025	Faisal Town
Citadel 7 by Chakor Ventures	Islamabad	20		2024	^[31]
Palmyra Air Towers^[32]	Karachi	50*2	2000NaN0	2020
Frere Heights	Karachi	49	2000NaN0	2020
Mabarak Center 2	Lahore	45	2000NaN0	2025
Mabarak Center 3	Lahore	45	2000NaN0	2025
Mabarak Center 4^[33]	Lahore	45	2000NaN0	2025
The Grand Central Mall Faisalabad^[34]	Faisalabad	40	1910NaN0	2026
One Hoshang 1^[35]	Karachi	45	1800NaN0	2023
Bahria Opal 225^[36]	Karachi	41	1600NaN0	2020
Parsa City Club Towers	Karachi	45	1600NaN0
Prime 1	Lahore	40	1580NaN0	2023
HSJ Icon	Karachi	49	1550NaN0	2024
Metro Beach Front	Lahore	40	1500NaN0	2024
Prime 2	Lahore	38	1500NaN0	2023
Dominian Twin Tower	Karachi	41	1500NaN0	2024
The Orchid	Karachi	38	1400NaN0	2020
Prime 3	Lahore	32	1400NaN0	2023
One Hoshang 2	Karachi	35	1350NaN0	2023
The Grove	Karachi	35	1300NaN0	2025
KASB Attitude	Karachi	32	1300NaN0	2023
Eclipse Resort Living & Mall	Peshawar	35	124 m (407 ft)	2026	^[37]
Gold Crest DHA	Islamabad	28	1190NaN0	2018	^[38]
Ali trade Center	Lahore	25	1140NaN0	2024
Prime 4	Lahore	28	1100NaN0	2023
Mall of Islamabad	Islamabad	25	1100NaN0	2018
BF tower	Islamabad	22	1000NaN0
Avari Hotel	Islamabad	28	1200NaN0
Galleria Residences	Lahore	25	1100NaN0	2024
Mabarak Center 5	Lahore	24	1100NaN0	2025
Gold Crest DHA	Islamabad	26	1100NaN0
Defence Tower		25	1100NaN0		^[39]
Blue World Trade Center	Rawalpindi	27	155 m (509 ft)	2026
Signature 27	Karachi	27	1050NaN0	2023
Prime 5	Lahore	24	1000NaN0	2023
The Skyscraper	Lahore	18		2022
Defence Executive Apartments	Islamabad	18			^[40]

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).

Name	Image	City	Height	Floors	Completion	Building type	Notes
Port Tower Complex			593 m (1,946 ft)	130		Mixed-use
KPT Tower			352 m (1,155 ft)	80		Mixed-use
FWO Towers		Karachi		65				^[42]
Pearl Continental Tower		Lahore	150 m (492 ft)	40		Mixed-use		^[43]
Marvida Tower Faisalabad		Faisalabad	135 m (440 ft)	25		Mixed-use
Sheraton Hotel		Lahore		32		Mixed-use
LDA Twin Tower I		Lahore		28		Mixed-use
LDA Twin Tower II		Lahore		28		Mixed-use

Timeline of tallest buildings

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

Name	Image	City	Height	Floors	Building type	Years tallest	Notes	References
Habib Bank Plaza		Karachi	1010NaN0^[44]	25	Office	1962–2005	Tallest building in Asia (1963-1965), Tallest in South Asia (1963–1970).	^[45]
MCB Tower		Karachi	1160NaN0	29	Office	2005–2012
Ocean Towers		Karachi	1200NaN0	30	Mixed-use	2012–2016
Bahria Icon Tower		Karachi	2730NaN0	62^[46]	Mixed-use	2016–present	Topped out in 2017. Tallest in South Asia (2017–2018)

Cities with buildings over 100 metres

City	100+ m
Islamabad	128
Karachi	773
Lahore	74

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Karachi
• List of tallest buildings in Lahore
• List of tallest buildings in Islamabad
• List of tallest buildings and structures in South Asia
• List of tallest buildings and structures in Afghanistan
• List of tallest buildings in Asia
• List of tallest buildings in the world

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bahria Icon Tower . Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.
2. Web site: Bahria Town Icon. 9 June 2020 .
3. Web site: MCB TOWER . 2010-05-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100723214014/http://www.mcb.com.pk/mcb/mcb_tower.asp . 2010-07-23 .
4. Web site: The Skyscraper Center . 2022-07-14 . www.skyscrapercenter.com.
5. Web site: Bahria Icon Tower . Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.
6. Web site: 16 October 2017 . 62-storey Bahria Town Icon reaches structural completion . 2021-02-15 . Pakistan Today.
7. Web site: Dolmen Twin Tower. https://web.archive.org/web/20180412211907/https://www.emporis.com/complex/113635/dolmen-city-karachi-pakistan. dead. April 12, 2018.
8. Web site: Bakht Tower . 17 January 2016.
9. Web site: Bakht Tower . https://web.archive.org/web/20160806083939/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/1242093/bakht-tower-karachi-pakistan . dead . 2016-08-06 . Emporis.
10. Web site: D4Sys. Welcome to Costveyors (Pvt.) Ltd. - Lucky One, Karachi. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160621090439/http://www.costveyors.com/luckyone.html. 2016-06-21. 2016-06-11. www.costveyors.com.
11. Web site: 70 Riviera Burj Builders . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170517074912/http://www.burjbuilders.com/70-riviera.html . 17 May 2017 . 17 January 2016 . dmy-all.
12. Web site: Metro Twin Tower 1, Karachi 1438681 EMPORIS. https://web.archive.org/web/20200326204349/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1438681/metro-twin-tower-1-karachi-pakistan. dead. March 26, 2020. 2021-02-15. Emporis.
13. Web site: Hoshang Pearl Karachi - Bahria Town - Your Lifestyle Destination. www.bahriatown.com. 2020-05-17.
14. Web site: Ocean Towers. https://web.archive.org/web/20160403113102/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/1205401/ocean-towers-karachi-pakistan. dead. April 3, 2016. Emporis. 2018-09-13.
15. Web site: The Centaurus Mall . https://web.archive.org/web/20151126233017/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/278876/the-centaurus-mall-islamabad-pakistan . dead . 2015-11-26 . Emporis.
16. Web site: The Centaurus Residencia . https://web.archive.org/web/20151127015208/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/278877/the-centaurus-residencia-islamabad-pakistan . dead . 2015-11-27 . Emporis.
17. Web site: The Centaurus Corporate . https://web.archive.org/web/20151127003947/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/278875/the-centaurus-corporate-islamabad-pakistan . dead . 2015-11-27 . Emporis.
18. Web site: Pakistan's tallest building completed. 2012-02-21. dawn.com. 17 January 2016.
19. Web site: Ufone Tower . AHmed. 22 February 2023 .
20. Web site: CENTREPOINT TPL . 17 January 2016.
21. Web site: Centrepoint . https://web.archive.org/web/20160403172401/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/1203877/centrepoint-karachi-pakistan . dead . 2016-04-03 . Emporis.
22. Web site: Coral Towers . 17 January 2016.
23. Web site: Top 20 Tallest Buildings in Pakistan. pakiholic.com. 16 April 2017 . 2018-09-13.
24. Web site: Mega Corporate Tower. uk Rab. Official Website of MCT. 17 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20180310001512/http://www.megacorporatetower.com/about.html. 10 March 2018. dead. dmy-all.
25. Web site: General Images Of Karachi's Economy. Bloomberg. Getty Images. 17 January 2016. Pedestrians walk past Habib Bank Plaza, head office of Habib Bank Ltd., in the business and financial hub of Karachi, Pakistan, on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012.. https://web.archive.org/web/20160206105706/http://www.getty.in/detail/news-photo/pedestrians-walk-past-habib-bank-plaza-head-office-of-habib-news-photo/155624117. 6 February 2016. dead. dmy-all.
26. Web site: JS Centre Karachi . Touqeer Ahmed. 22 February 2023 .
27. Web site: Hoshang Pearl . 15 August 2018.
28. Web site: PRC Towers. skyscrapercenter.com. 2018-09-13.
29. Web site: Mabarak Center. 2021-02-15. lera - MASTER. en.
30. Web site: Shaikh. Naveed. Mabarak Center, Lahore. 2021-02-15. Arete-Group. en-US.
31. Web site: Citadel 7 - A Timleless Investment in Blue Area Islamabad . 2022-10-31 . ChakorVentures . en-US.
32. Web site: 2017-07-21. Palmyra Air Tower Karachi. 2021-02-15. Property & Real Estate Pakistan. en-US.
33. Web site: Mabarak Center. lera - MASTER.
34. Web site: The Grand Central Mall Faisalabad. 2021-02-15. TPL Properties. en-US.
35. Web site: One Hoshang. 2021-02-15. TPL Properties. en-US.
36. Web site: Opal 225 Karachi - Bahria Town - Your Lifestyle Destination. toot. bahriatown.com. 2016-06-11.
37. https://drqaisaraliassociates.com/projects/eclipse-resort-living-mall/
38. Web site: Construction Updates Goldcrest. 2014-01-31. Alghurairgiga.com.
39. Web site: Defence Tower. 2014-01-31. Alghurairgiga.com.
40. Web site: Construction Updates Defence Executive Apartments. 2014-01-31. Alghurairgiga.com.
41. Web site: Alamgir Tower . skyscraperpage.com . 13 September 2018.
42. News: FWO Towers – Pakistan's Tallest Building coming in DHA City Karachi (DCK). dhatoday.com. 13 September 2018.
43. News: Twin Tower Lahore to Be Built on A New Location – Latest Update by LDA . 13 September 2018 . ourupn.com.
44. News: Baruah. Amit. 2014-07-05. Express Towers changes hands. en-IN. The Hindu. 2021-02-15. 0971-751X.
45. Web site: Pakistan Set For New Tallest Construction - Article #598. 2021-02-15. www.skyscrapernews.com.
46. Web site: 62-storey Bahria Town Icon reaches structural completion. 2018-09-13. pakistantoday.com.pk. 16 October 2017 .