ISO 3166-2:PK is the entry forPakistan inISO 3166-2, part of theISO 3166standard published by theInternational Organization for Standardization (ISO), which definescodes for the names of the principalsubdivisions (e.g.,provinces orstates) of allcountries coded inISO 3166-1.
Currently for Pakistan, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined forone federal capital territory, four provinces and two Pakistan administered areas. TheIslamabad Capital Territory contains the capital of the countryIslamabad and has special status equal to the provinces and territory.
Each code consists of two parts separated by a hyphen. The first part isPK, theISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Pakistan. The second part is two letters.
Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).
ISO 639-1 codes are used to represent subdivision names in the followingadministrative languages:
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| Code | Subdivision name (ur) (BGN/PCGN 2007) | Subdivision name (ur)[note 1] | Subdivision name (en) | Subdivision category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK-JK | Āzād Jammūñ o Kashmīr | آزاد جموں و کشمیر | Azad Jammu and Kashmir (local variant: AJ&K) | Pakistan administered area |
| PK-BA | Balōchistān | بلوچستان | Balochistan | province |
| PK-GB | Gilgit-Baltistān | گلگت بلتستان | Gilgit-Baltistan | Pakistan administered area |
| PK-IS | Islāmābād | وفاقی دارالحکومت | Islamabad | federal capital territory |
| PK-KP | Khaībar Pakhtūnkhwā | خیبر پختونخوا | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | province |
| PK-PB | Panjāb | پنجاب | Punjab | province |
| PK-SD | Sindh | سِنْدھ | Sindh | province |
| Code | Subdivision name (en) | Subdivision category |
|---|---|---|
| PK-TA | Federally Administered Tribal Areas | territory |
The following changes to the entry have been announced in newsletters by the ISO 3166/MA since the first publication of ISO 3166-2 in 1998:
| Newsletter | Date issued | Description of change in newsletter | Code/Subdivision change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newsletter II-3 | 2011-12-13 (corrected 2011-12-15) | Name change, language readjustment and source list update. | Codes: PK-NW North-West Frontier →PK-KPKhyber Pakhtunkhwa PK-NA Northern Areas →PK-GBGilgit-Baltistan |
| Online Browsing Platform (OBP) | 2015-11-27 | Addition of romanization system for urd | |
| 2017-11-23 | Change of spelling of category name from ilaqa to ‘alāqahilaqa, from suba to sūbah, from wafaqi dar-ul-hakumat ka ilaqa to wafāqī dār al ḩikūmat ‘alāqah; change of subdivision name of PK-JK (eng & urd); addition of local variation of PK-JK in eng; update List Source | (TBD) | |
| 2019-11-22 | Deletion of territory PK-TA; Update List Source | (TBD) |