List of mobile codes in Pakistan

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Telecom is leading industry in Pakistan.

[edit] Original Numbering System

List of mobile network providers and their original codes.After 1st April 2008 there has been a change in mobile numbering system in Pakistan.

Wireless Provider	Original Codes
Mobilink	0300,0301,0302,0306,0307,0308,0309
Telenor	0345,0346,0344,0343,0342
Warid	0321,0322,0323
Ufone	0333,0334,0332,0331
Zong	0314,0313
Instaphone Company Dead	0320
SCOM(AJK & Northern Areas)	0335

[edit] Change in Numbering system

From 1st April, 2008 The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) announced the successful migration of cellular mobile subscriber numbers from 7 to 8 digits. The dialing codes of all mobile companies were changed from 4 digits to 3 digits.

As part of new Mobile Numbering Plan, all mobile numbers in the country would comprise of 8 digits by moving the last digit of the dialing code into subscriber number such that the dialing code would be reduced to 3 digits (i.e 0333-51xxxxx would now be 033-351xxxxx).

Numbers of Mobilink, Warid, Ufone and Telenor will remain the same 11 digits as before. For Paktel - now Zong (China Mobile), Instaphone and SCOM (AJK& Northern Areas), in addition to aforementioned shifting of subscriber numbers, digits of their dialing code would also change (i.e. 0304-51xxxxx will be 031-451xxxxx, 0320-51xxxxx will be 036-451xxxxx and 0335-51xxxxx will be 035-51xxxxx).

These changes become effective from April 1, 2008. Until June 30, 2008 all old and new numbers could be dialed. From 1 July 2008 onwards only new numbers will be valid.^[1]