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Pakistan IBAN Format (PK)

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A Pakistan IBAN has 24 characters: PK, two check digits and a 20-character national account number (BBAN), which contains a 4-character bank code.

Length
24 characters
IBAN structure
PK2!n4!a16!c
Bank code length
4 characters
Example
PK36 SCBL 0000 0011 2345 6702

Pakistan IBAN structure

After the country code and check digits, the BBAN is 4 upper-case letters, then 16 letters or digits.

PartIn the exampleWhat it is
Country codePKISO 3166 code of the country
Check digits36Two digits from the ISO 7064 MOD 97-10 calculation
Bank codeSCBL4 characters, national bank identifier
Account number0000001123456702The rest of the BBAN, including any national check digits

The example is the sample IBAN given for this country in the IBAN registry, not an account to pay. Structure notation: n digits, a upper-case letters, c letters or digits; 4!n means exactly four digits.

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Questions

How many characters does a Pakistan IBAN have?
24 characters: the country code PK, two check digits and a BBAN of 20 characters.
What does a Pakistan IBAN look like?
For example PK36 SCBL 0000 0011 2345 6702 on paper, or PK36SCBL0000001123456702 in electronic form.
Where is the bank code in a Pakistan IBAN?
The national bank code has 4 characters, at positions 5 to 8 of the IBAN.
How do I check a Pakistan IBAN?
Paste it into the IBAN checker on this site. It tests the length, the structure and the check digits in your browser.

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Formats from the IBAN Registry (release 99, December 2024) that Swift publishes as the ISO 13616 registration authority, read from public mirrors of the registry. Check the current registry before relying on a format.