Editing Telecommunications in Pakistan (section)

==Fixed-line telephones==
Fixed-line subscriptions declined from a peak of 5.2 million in 2005–06 to 3.4 million in 2009–10.<ref name="PTA-TelecomIndicators">[http://www.pta.gov.pk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=269:telecom-indicators&catid=124:industry-report&Itemid=599 "Telecom Indicators"], Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, (Wednesday, 9 May 2012)</ref>

When dialing on landlines, calls made within cities are considered local calls and you just dial the local number. Calls to other cities (e.g. ''Karachi'' to ''Lahore'') are considered long-distance calls, e.g., when dialing to ''Lahore'' from ''Karachi'' you have to dial the code for ''Lahore'' then followed by the number of the destination, therefore you dial 042-XXXX-XXXX.  For international calls, you dial "00" followed by the country code, e.g., for calls to the [[United Kingdom|UK]] from Pakistan you dial 00 - 44 - XXXXXX.

The country code for Pakistan is 92.<ref name=CIA-WFB-Pakistan/>