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List of tallest buildings in Karachi

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Karachi is the capital city of the Sindh province of Pakistan. With a population of over 20 million, it is the largest city in Pakistan and one of the largest in the world. Being the economical hub of Pakistan, Karachi hosts numerous buildings and structures of varied architectural styles. The downtown districts of Saddar and Clifton contain early 20th-century architecture, ranging in style from the neo-classical KPT building to the Sindh High Court Building. Karachi acquired its first neo-Gothic or Indo-Gothic buildings when Frere Hall, Empress Market and St. Patrick's Cathedral were completed. The Mock Tudor architectural style was introduced in the Karachi Gymkhana and the Boat Club. Neo-Renaissance architecture was popular in the 19th century and was the architectural style for St. Joseph's Convent (1870) and the Sind Club (1883).[1] The classical style made a comeback in the late 19th century, as seen in Lady Dufferin Hospital (1898)[2] and the Cantt. Railway Station.

While Italianate buildings remained popular, an eclectic blend termed Indo-Saracenic or Anglo-Mughal began to emerge in some locations.[3] The local mercantile community began acquiring impressive structures. Zaibunnisa Street in the Saddar area (known as Elphinstone Street in British days) is an example where the mercantile groups adopted the Italianate and Indo-Saracenic style to demonstrate their familiarity with Western culture and their own. The Hindu Gymkhana (1925) and Mohatta Palace are examples of Mughal revival buildings.[4] The Sindh Wildlife Conservation Building, located in Saddar, served as a Freemasonic Lodge until it was taken over by the government. There are talks of it being taken away from this custody and being renovated and the Lodge being preserved with its original woodwork and ornate wooden staircase.[5]

Architecturally distinctive, even eccentric, buildings have sprung up throughout Karachi. Notable example of contemporary architecture include the Pakistan State Oil Headquarters building. The city has examples of modern Islamic architecture, including the Aga Khan University hospital, Grand Jamia Mosque, Masjid e Tooba, Faran Mosque, Baitul Mukarram Mosque, Quaid's Mausoleum, and the Textile Institute of Pakistan. One of the unique cultural elements of Karachi is that the residences, which are two- or three-story townhouses, are built with the front yard protected by a high brick wall. I. I. Chundrigar Road features a range of tall buildings. The most prominent examples include the Habib Bank Plaza, UBL Tower, PRC Towers, PNSC Building and MCB Tower.[6]

Many of Pakistan's tallest buildings are located in Karachi. Newer skyscrapers are being built in Clifton. At least 50 buildings in Karachi that stand at least 150 metres (490 feet) tall were under construction in 2022.

This is a list of the tallest buildings in Karachi

Tallest buildings

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Building Height Floors Year Location Notes
Bahria Icon Tower 300 m (984 ft)[7][8][9] 68 2021 Clifton Pakistan's current tallest skyscraper, (2014-present).
Parsa City Club Towers 140 m (459 ft) 35 2025 Clifton
Bahria Hotel Tower 230 m (755 ft)[10][11] 45 2021 Clifton
Chapal Skymark 210 m (689 ft) 50 2020 Civil Lines
Emaar Panorama [12] 140 m (459 ft) 50 2024 Crescent Bay
Emaar The Views 125 m (410 ft) 45 2024 Crescent Bay
Dolmen City Sky Tower - (West Wing) 175 m (574 ft)[13] 42 2019 Clifton
Dolmen City Sky Tower - (East Wing) 174.5 m (573 ft)[13] 42 2019 Clifton
Hoshang Pearl[14] 160 m (525 ft)[15] 35[15] stalled/dead Civil Lines
Country Infinity Tower 135 m (443 ft) 34 2025 Clifton
KASB Altitude 150 m (492 ft)[15] 38[15] stalled Clifton
Bakht Tower 145 m (476 ft)[15] 38[15] 2017 Clifton
G.M Seaside Residency 143 m (469 ft) 34 2024 Clifton
Arkadians Tower A[16] 140 m (459 ft) 35[17][18] 2017 DHA
Luckyone Tower 1 138 m (453 ft)[citation needed] 42 2019 Federal B. Area
Luckyone Tower 2 138 m (453 ft)[citation needed] 42 2019 Federal B. Area
Luckyone Tower 3 138 m (453 ft)[citation needed] 42 2024 Federal B. Area
Luckyone Tower 4 138 m (453 ft)[citation needed] 42 2024 Federal B. Area
Grove Residency tower A [19] 136 m (446 ft) 36 2024 DHA
Marina View Tower [20] 140 m (459 ft)[citation needed] 36 2022 Boat Basin
H1 Tower 135 m (443 ft)[citation needed] 38 2025 DHA
Clifton Icon 130 m (427 ft)[citation needed] 38 2025 Clifton
Metro twin tower 1 130 m (427 ft)[citation needed] 32 2018 Clifton
Metro twin tower 2 130 m (427 ft)[citation needed] 32 2018 Clifton
Creek Marina Tower 4

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 130 m (427 ft)[citation needed] 32 2022 DHA
Com-3 Tower 1[22] 124 m (407 ft) 34[23] 2018 Clifton
Com-3 Tower 2[22] 124 m (407 ft) 32[23] 2018 Clifton
Ocean Towers 120 m (394 ft)[24] 30[24] 2013 Clifton Tallest in Pakistan, 2012–2014
Mega G4 Tower[25] 118 m (387 ft)[26] 30 2016 Clifton First LEED-certified building in Pakistan
Centre Point Tower 117 m (384 ft)[27] 29[27] 2013 DHA
MCB Tower 116 m (381 ft) 29[28] 2005 Downtown Tallest in Pakistan, 2005–2012[28]
70 Riviera 110 m (361 ft)[29] 32[27] 2017 Clifton
Signature 27 110 m (361 ft) 28 2022 DHA
MPA Hostel Tower 109 m (358 ft)[29] 31[27] 2019 Downtown
Pearl Tower 1[30] 109 m (358 ft) 30[31] 2019 Crescent Bay
Pearl Tower 2[30] 109 m (358 ft) 30[31] 2019 Crescent Bay
Reef Tower 1[30] 108 m (354 ft) 30[31] 2019 Crescent Bay
Reef Tower 2[30] 108 m (354 ft) 30[31] 2019 Crescent Bay
Reef Tower 3[30] 108 m (354 ft) 30[31] 2019 Crescent Bay
Coral Tower 1[30] 107 m (351 ft) 28[31] 2018 Crescent Bay
Coral Tower 2[30] 107 m (351 ft) 28[31] 2016 Crescent Bay
A.Q Residency Tower 1 [32] 104 m (341 ft) 30 2022 Bahria Town
A.Q Residency Tower 2 [32] 104 m (341 ft) 30 2022 Bahria Town
A.Q Residency Tower 3 [32] 104 m (341 ft) 30 2022 Bahria Town
Bahria Town Tower 102 m (335 ft) 26 2016 P.E.C.H.S (Tariq Road)
Creek View Tower 102 m (335 ft) 25 2021 Clifton
Habib Bank Plaza[33] 102 m (335 ft)[citation needed] 24 1963 Downtown Tallest in Asia, 1963–1970 and tallest in Pakistan, 1963-2005
UBL Tower[34] 101 m (331 ft) 25 2016 Downtown
Royal 8 Icon Tower 1 100 m (328 ft) 30 2009 Gulshan-e-Iqbal
The Center (JS Tower)[35] 100 m (328 ft) 30 2016 Downtown
Mont Vista [36] 100 m (328 ft) 26 2019 North Nazimabad
Arkadians tower B[16] 100 m (328 ft) 25 2018 DHA
The Fusion 100 m (328 ft) 25 2022 Clifton
Greens Three[37] 100 m (328 ft) 25 2024 Clifton
Country 8 80 m (262 ft) 25 2021 Clifton
Sumya Sky View 100 m (328 ft) 23 2022 Civil Lines
CFTC Tower 100 m (328 ft) 23 2018 Clifton
La Grande 100 m (328 ft) 23 2017 North Nazimabad
AA Residencia 100 m (328 ft)[citation needed] 23 2025 Gulshan-e-Iqbal
Roshan Residencia 100 m (328 ft)[citation needed] 23 2025 P.E.C.H.S
Royal Tower 1 80 m (262 ft) 22 2017 DHA
Royal Tower 2 80 m (262 ft) 22 2017 DHA
BRR Tower 82 m (269 ft) 22 2014 Downtown
Tai Roshan Residency 72 m (236 ft) 22 2018 P.E.C.H.S
ASF TOWERS 1 75 m (246 ft) 22 2022 Gulzar-e-Hijri
ASF TOWERS 2 75 m (246 ft) 22 2022 Gulzar-e-Hijri
ASF TOWERS 3 75 m (246 ft) 22 2022 Gulzar-e-Hijri
ACM Tower 77 m (253 ft) 22 2018 Clifton
SumSum Grand Residency 77 m (253 ft) 22 2018 P.E.C.H.S
Lords Vista 1 70 m (230 ft) 22 2022 Gulzar-e-Hijri (SUPARCO Road)
Lords Vista 2 70 m (230 ft) 22 2022 Gulzar-e-Hijri (SUPARCO Road)
Lords Vista 3 70 m (230 ft) 21 2022 Gulzar-e-Hijri (SUPARCO Road)
Sawera Residency 70 m (230 ft) 21 2025 Clifton
King's Icon 72 m (236 ft) 21 2025 P.E.C.H.S

Under construction / Proposed & Vision

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Building Height Floors Location Year of completion


Metro Marina 200 m (656 ft) 42 Clifton 202?
HSJ Icon 155 m (509 ft) 50 Downtown 202?
5 Sky towers 150 m (492 ft) 50 Clifton


Dominion Twin Towers 150 m (492 ft) 40 x 2 Bahria Town 202?
Saima Waterfront 150 m (492 ft) 40 Crescent Bay 202?
Metro Beach Front 150 m (492 ft) 40 Crescent Bay 202?
The Groove 150 m (492 ft) 38 Clifton 202?
One Hoshang (HKC TOWERS) 150 m (492 ft) 37 Civil Lines 202?
Seafront towers 150 m (492 ft) 32 Clifton 202?
The Orchid 140 m (459 ft) 38 Clifton 202?
Residential Tower 130 m (427 ft) 32 Clifton 202?
Indigo Classic 120 m (394 ft) 32 Clifton 202?
Arabian Sea Tower 120 m (394 ft) 30 Clifton 202?
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Skyline of Karachi 2025
Clifton Skyline 2025
DHA Karachi Skyline 2025
Bahria Icon
Chapal Skymark
Dolmen Twin Towers
MCB Tower
Habib Bank Tower
Dolmen City
Bakht Tower, under construction in Karachi
Bahria Town Towers

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Heritage Revisited". Historickarachi.com. Archived from the original on 22 August 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  2. ↑ "Public Arch 5". Historickarachi.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2007. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  3. ↑ Gayer, Laurent (1 June 2014), Karachi: Ordered Disorder and the Struggle for the City, Oxford University Press, p. 34, ISBN 978-0-19-023806-3
  4. ↑ "Public Architecture". Historickarachi.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  5. ↑ "Culture department takes notice of Freemason Lodge Building". Daily Times. Archived from the original on 5 August 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2009.
  6. ↑ "MCB Tower, the tallest skyscraper of Karachi". Mcb.com.pk. Archived from the original on 4 May 2009. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
  7. ↑ "Bahria Icon Tower", Wikipedia, 17 June 2025, retrieved 22 June 2025
  8. ↑ "Bahria Town ICON - The Skyscraper Center". 9 June 2020.
  9. ↑ "Bahria Tower Icon Tower, Karachi - SkyscraperPage.com". skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  10. ↑ Anjum, Darakhshan (21 June 2018). "Bahria Icon Tower – Pictures of Pakistan's Tallest Building in Karachi". Research Snipers. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  11. ↑ "Bahria Icon 300+ meters". 24 June 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  12. ↑ "Bahria Town ICON - The Skyscraper Center". 9 June 2020.
  13. 1 2 "Dolmen Twin Tower". Archived from the original on 12 April 2018.
  14. ↑ "Hoshang Pearl". Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Bakht Tower". Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  16. 1 2 "Tower A Arkadians". Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  17. ↑ "Arkadians Karachi". Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  18. ↑ "Arkadians A Karachi". Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  19. ↑ "Grove Residency". Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  20. ↑ "Marina view tower commercial high rise building, above 140 M". 27 April 2018.
  21. ↑ "Tower 4 Creek Marina". Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  22. 1 2 "Com 3 towers". Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  23. 1 2 "Com 3 towers PDF SBCA" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 20, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  24. 1 2 "Country's tallest building inaugurated". Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  25. ↑ uk Rab. "Mega Corporate Tower". Official Website of MCT. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  26. ↑ "MEGA Tower". Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  27. 1 2 3 4 "CENTREPOINT TPL". Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  28. 1 2 The Newspaper's Staff Reporter (21 February 2012). "Pakistan's tallest building completed". Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  29. 1 2 "70 Riviera Burj Builders". Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  30. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Coral Towers". Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  31. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Coral Towers Floor Plan". Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  32. 1 2 3 "AQ MALL & RESIDENCY". Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  33. ↑ Bloomberg. "General Images Of Karachi's Economy". Getty Images. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 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.
  34. ↑ "UBL Tower Karachi". Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  35. ↑ "The Center". Facebook. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  36. ↑ "Mont Vista". Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  37. ↑ "Greens Three Clifton: Construction Update And Project Details". Retrieved 13 December 2024.

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  1. ↑ Ghori, Muhammad Irfan. "Green Three". MaxX Capitals. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
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