This is a list of major
libraries
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in
Pakistan
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...
.
Sindh
Sindh ( ; ; , ; abbr. SD, historically romanized as Sind (caliphal province), Sind or Scinde) is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, southeastern region of the country, Sindh is t ...
Karachi
* Al-Firdous Baldia Public Library,
Baldia Town
Baldia Town () is an administrative sub-division within Keamari District of Karachi Division in Sindh Province of Pakistan. Baldia Town lies in the western part of the city with a population of 948,399 as of the 2023 Pakistani census.
In 20 ...
* Al-Huda Library,
Nazimabad
* Allama Iqbal Library
* Allama Shabir Ahmad Usmani Library, Nazimabad
* Baba-e-Urdu Kutubkhana
* Bedil Library, Sharfabad
Gulshan Town
* Board of Intermediate Karachi Library,
North Nazimabad
* Central Library, Korangi No.5,
Korangi
Korangi () is a neighborhood in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan located within Korangi District and Landhi Town.[Lyari Town
Lyari Town (, ) is named after the historic locality of Lyari. Lyari Town was the smallest borough (called "town" in Karachi) by area, but also the most densely populated. Lyari Town was formed in 2001 as part of the Local Government Ordinance ...](_blank)
* Faran Club Library, Gulshan Town
* Ghalib Library,
Nazimabad
*
Ghulam Husain Khaliq Dina Hall Library,
Saddar Town
Saddar Town (صدر ٹاؤن) lies in the Karachi District (South), Karachi District South that forms much of the historic colonial core of Karachi, in the Sindh province of Pakistan. According to the 2023 Pakistani census, Saddar Subdivision ...
* Hashim Gazder Library, Jamila Street, Ranchore Lines
* Hasrat Mohani Library, Liaquatabad No.9,
Liaquatabad
* Hungooraabad Library, Hungooraabad,
Lyari Town
Lyari Town (, ) is named after the historic locality of Lyari. Lyari Town was the smallest borough (called "town" in Karachi) by area, but also the most densely populated. Lyari Town was formed in 2001 as part of the Local Government Ordinance ...
* Ibrahim Ali Bhai Auditorium & Library
* Iqbal Shaheed Library, Behar Colony, Lyari Town
* Iqra Library, New Kumhar Wara, Lyari Town
* Jehangir Park Reading Room Library, Jehangir Park, Saddar Town
* Karachi Metropolitan Corporation Library, Shahrah-e-Liaquat, Saddar Town
* KMC Children Library, near Hadi Market,
Nazimabad
* KMC Library
* Kutub Khana Khas Anjuman-e-Taraqqi-e-Urdu Pakistan, Baba-e-Urdu Road, Saddar Town
* Liaquat Hall Library, Abdullah Haroon Road, Saddar Town
* Liaquat Memorial Library, Stadium Road, Gulshan Town
* Lyari Municipal Library, Old Salater House, Lyari Town
* Lyari Text Book Library, Chakiwara, Lyari Town
* Main Library, Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, Gulshan Town
* Main Library, Hamdard University, Madina-tal-Hikmat, Muhammad Bin Qasim Avenue, Karachi, Sindh
* Main Library, NED University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi, Sindh
* Mansoora Library, Dastagir Society,
Federal B. Area
* Moosa Lane Reading Room Library, Moosa Lane, Lyari Town
* Moulana Hasrat Mohani Library,
Usmanabad, Lyari Town
* Mujahid Park Library, Rexer Line, Lyari Town
* Nasir-Arif Hussain Memorial Library & Research Center,
Gulberg Town
* National Book Foundation Library
* Nawa Lane Library, Gabol Park, Lyari Town
* Noorani Welfare Library, Ranchore Line, Lyari Town
* Pakistan Arab Cultural Association Library, Iftikhar Chambers, Altaf Road, P.O. Box 5752, Karachi, Sindh
* Pakistan National Centre Library
* Rangoon Wala Hall and Community Centre Library,
Dhoraji Colony
* Sardar Abdul-Rab Nishtar Library, near Lyari General Hospital, Lyari Town
* Satellite Library,
Sango Lane, Lyari Town
* Shia Imami Ismaili community libraries in different areas of Karachi; Kharader Library and Reading Room established 1908, the first library in Karachi; its academic library also, Kharadar Ismaili Jamat Khana
* Sheikh Mufeed Library, Islamic Research Center, Allama Ibne Hassan Jarchvi Road,
Federal B. Area
* Shohada-e-Pakistan Library,
Usmanabad, Lyari Town
*
Sindh Archives, Clifton Town
* Super Market Library, Super Market,
Liaquatabad
* Syed Mehmood Shah Library, Lee Market, Lyari Town
* Taimuriya Library
North Nazimabad
* Umer Lane Library, Umer Lane, Lyari Town Karachi
Jacobabad
* Abdul Karim Gadai Municipal Library, Municipal Committee Building, Jacobabad, Sindh
Benazirabad
* H.M Khoja Library, Nawabshah, Sindh
* Central Library, Quest University, Nawabshah, Sindh
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ; , ; abbr. KP or KPK), formerly known as the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Northern Pakistan, northwestern region of the country, Khyber ...
Peshawar
* Main Library, University of Agriculture, Peshawar
* Main Library, University of Engineering & Technology, Peshawar
* Main Library, University of Peshawar, Peshawar
* Municipal Corporation Library, Peshawar City, Peshawar
* Nishtar Municipal Public Library, Town Hall, G. T. Road, Peshawar
* Central Sciences Degree College Library, Peshawar
* Islamia College University Central Library Peshawar
* PDA Public Library, Hayatabad, Peshawar
Mardan
* Cantonment Library, Cantonment Board, Mardan
* Mardan Public Library, Directorate of Archives, Shami Road,
Mardan
Mardān is a city in the Mardan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. Located in the Valley of Peshawar, Mardan is the List of cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by population, second-largest city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (after Peshawar). ...
Abbottabad
* Main Library, Pakistan Military Academy,
Abbottabad
Abbottabad is a city in the Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. It is the 40th largest city in the country and 6th largest in the province by population, and serves as the headquarter of its namesake tehsil and district ...
* Municipal Committee Library, Abbottabad
* Municipal Library, Company Garden, Abbottabad
Dera Ismail Khan
* Main Library, Gomal University Dera Ismail Khan
* Municipal Central Library, Town Hall,
Dera Ismail Khan
Dera Ismail Khan (; Urdu and , ), abbreviated as D.I. Khan, is a city and capital of Dera Ismail Khan District, located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is the 10th largest city of Pakistan and third or fourth largest in the province of Khy ...
Kohat
* Jinnah Municipal Library, Shah Faisal Gate,
Kohat
Kohat (; ) is a city that serves as the capital of the Kohat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is regarded as a centre of the Bangash tribe of Pashtuns, who have lived in the region since the late 15th century. With a population o ...
Topi
* Main Library, Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering & Technology, Topi District-Swabi
Risalpur
* Main Library, Military College of Engineering, Risalpur
Mansehra
* Municipal Committee Library, Mansehra
* Shuhada e Balakot Public Library, Balakot
Mingora
* Municipal Public Library, Mingora
* Swat Public Library, Swat (http://www.kppls.pk/)
Bannu
* Municipal Public Library, Bannu
Public Libraries Network
Main Public Library and Archive in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the Directorate of Archives & Libraries, Jail Road Peshawar. It has now developed its
District or Branch Libraries in different districts of Khyber Pakhutnkhwa. These libraries in future will be like the chain of one Big network of Public Libraries and Archives. Its district libraries are:
* Timergara Public Library
* Peshawar Public Library
* Mardan Public Library
* Haripur Public Library
* Abbottabad Public Library
* Bannu Public Library
* Laki Marwat Public Library
* DI Khan Public Library
* Kohat Public Library
* Swat Public Library
* Charsada Public Library
* Ghazi Public Library
* Swabi Public Library
* Khushal Khan Khattak memorial Library, Akora Khattak
* Chitral Public Library
Punjab
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Murree
* Iqbal Municipal Library
Mailsi Vehari
*
Masood Jhandir Research Library
Chiniot
*
Omar Hayat Mahal Library
Bahawalpur
*Central Library Bahawalpur
*e-Library, Bahawalpur (digital library established by Punjab Information Technology Board and Sports Board Punjab)
Faisalabad
Following are Five public libraries in
Faisalabad
Faisalabad, formerly known as Lyallpur, is the List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, second-largest city and primary List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, industrial center of the Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan ...
city:
* Allama Iqbal Library
* Municipal Library
*
Central Library, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
* e-Library, Faisalabad (digital library established by Punjab Information Technology Board and Sports Board Punjab)
* Cheanb Club Library
Taxila
* POF Central Library, Wah Cantt.
* F.G. Degree College Library, F.G. Degree College, Wah Cantt.
* Station Library Heavy Industries Taxila Cantt
Toba Tek Singh
* Govt. Public Library, Iqbal Bazaar, Toba Tek Singh.
*e-Library, Toba Tek Singh (digital library established by Punjab Information Technology Board and Sports Board Punjab)
Lahore

* Atomic Energy Minerals Centre Library
* Babar Ali Library,
Aitchison College
Aitchison College is an elite private, boarding school, boarding Junior School, Secondary School for boys in Lahore, Pakistan. It has educated Prime Minister of Pakistan, prime ministers, including Imran Khan, Feroz Khan Noon, president of Pakist ...
* Dr Baqir's Library
*
Dyal Singh Trust Library, established in Lahore in 1908 in pursuance of the will of the Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia; first setup in the Exchange Building, the residence of Sardar Dyal Singh
*
The Ewing Memorial Library, built in 1943 and named for Dr. Sir J.C.R. Ewing, the second principal of the college; one of the oldest and best college libraries in Lahore; now gradually transforming itself into a state-of-the-art university library
* Government College Library,
Government College University
* Islamia College Library,
Islamia College
* Lahore University of Management Sciences Library,
Lahore University of Management Sciences
Lahore University of Management Sciences, also known by its acronym LUMS, is a Private university, private research university in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, Pakistan. Founded in 1985, it is ranked as one of the most prestigious modern Li ...
* Library Information Services CIIT Lahore
* National Library of Engineering Sciences, plays a vital role in achieving the objectives of the institution like study & teaching, research & extension services, and dissemination of information; fully air conditioned with a seating capacity of about 400 readers at its different floors
* Pakistan Administrative Staff College Library
* People's Bank Library
* Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Library
*
Punjab Public Library
* Punjab University Library, Punjab University
*
Quaid-e-Azam Library, a highly detailed model of a newly constructed library, named after Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah; located in the most famous gardens of Lahore, named "Lawrence Gardens" by the British.
*e-Library, Lahore (digital library established by Punjab Information Technology Board and Sports Board Punjab)
Sahiwal
*Government Jinnah Public Library
*e-Library, Sahiwal (digital library established by Punjab Information Technology Board and Sports Board Punjab)
*Government Urdu Addab Library ( Urdu Literature Library)
Sargodha
*Jinnah Hall Library
*
Central Library, University of Sargodha
*e-Library, Sargodha (digital library established by Punjab Information Technology Board and Sports Board Punjab)
Multan
* Garrison Public Library
*e-Library, Multan (digital library established by Punjab Information Technology Board and Sports Board Punjab)
Rawalpindi
*
Municipal Library Rawalpindi
*
Cantonment Public Library
Balochistan
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Quetta
*
Buitems Library,
Quetta
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* Cantonment Public Library, Cantonment Board, Shahrah-e-Aziz Bhatti, Quetta
* Quaid-e-Azam Library, Quetta
* Main Library,
University of Balochistan,
Quetta
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Mastung
* Library of Cadet College, Mastung
* Municipal Public Library,
Mastung
* Sarawan Digital Library,
Mastung
Lasbela
*
LUAWMS Library,
Lasbela
Winder
* Sassuli Library,
Winder
Tubat
* Molana Abdul Haq Library,
Turbat
Turbat (Urdu and ) is a city in the southern region of Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is the administrative centre of Kech District. Turbat is the second-largest city in Balochistan after Quetta and the 35th largest city in the coun ...
Kech
Islamabad Capital Territory
The Islamabad Capital Territory is a federal territory of Pakistan, centred around Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. It is located on the northern edge of the Pothohar Plateau, at the foot of the Margalla Hills, in the northwest of the ...
Following are some of the public libraries in
Islamabad Capital Territory
The Islamabad Capital Territory is a federal territory of Pakistan, centred around Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. It is located on the northern edge of the Pothohar Plateau, at the foot of the Margalla Hills, in the northwest of the ...
:
* PHRC Central Library
*
National Library of Pakistan
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* Islamabad Public Library
* Islamabad Community Library,
Sector F-11 Markaz
* Islamabad Community Library,
Sector G-7, Near Iqbal Hall
* Islamabad Community Library,
Sector G-8/2
* Islamabad Community Library,
Sector G-11 Markaz
* Islamabad Community Library,
Sector I-8 Markaz
* Islamabad Community Library,
Sector I-10/1
* Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad, (ISSI Library) Ataturk Avenue, Sector F-5/2, Islamabad
See also
*
List of libraries
External links
Pakistan Library Network a list of libraries maintained by PLANWEL
Libraries in Karachi
Library Information Services, CIIT Lahore
References
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Pakistan
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Libraries
A library is a collection of Book, books, and possibly other Document, materials and Media (communication), media, that is accessible for use by its members and members of allied institutions. Libraries provide physical (hard copies) or electron ...