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*'''Archives''' collect and preserve '''original documents''' of organizations such as churches or governments. '''Libraries''' generally collect '''published sources''' such as books, maps, and microfilm.
*'''If you plan to visit a repository, contact them''' and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one.
*Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Library'''] may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.
== Archives ==
'''The Sindh Archives Complex'''<br>Culture and Tourism Department<br>Government of Sindh<br>SR-26/A, Block 5<br>Scheme 5, Mian Clifton<br>Karachi 75270, Pakistan<br>Telephone: 92 4 3186, 92 4 3175<br>[https://www.facebook.com/SindhArchive/ Facebook]


Archives collect and preserve original documents of organizations, such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books, maps, and microfilm. This section describes Pakistan’s major repositories of genealogical and historical records and sources.
== Libraries ==
 
If you plan to visit one of these repositories, write and ask about the collection, hours they are open, services, and fees several weeks before you arrive.
 
'''National Library of Pakistan'''<br>Constitution Avenue<br>Islamabad, Pakistan 44000<br>Telephone: 92 14 523/ 92 02 6436/ 92 02 06440<br>Fax: 92 02 21375 <br>Email: [mailto:nlpiba@isb.paknet.com.pk nlpiba@isb.paknet.com.pk]<br>[http://www.nlp.gov.pk/ Website]
'''National Library of Pakistan'''<br>Constitution Avenue<br>Islamabad, Pakistan 44000<br>Telephone: 92 14 523/ 92 02 6436/ 92 02 06440<br>Fax: 92 02 21375 <br>Email: [mailto:nlpiba@isb.paknet.com.pk nlpiba@isb.paknet.com.pk]<br>[http://www.nlp.gov.pk/ Website]
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'''State Bank of Pakistan'''<br>Central Directorate Library,<br>P.O. Box 5714<br>I.I. Chundrigar Road<br>Karachi 7400, Pakistan<br>Telephone: 92 21 9212460/ 92 21 921 1009<br>Email: [mailto:bashir.zia@sbp.org.pk bashir.zia@sbp.org.pk]<br>[http://www.sbp.org.pk/ Website]
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'''Quaid-e-Azam Library'''<br>Bagh-e-Jinnah<br>Lahore 54000, Pakistan<br>Tel: 92 42 920 3371, 920 1007<br>Fax: 92 42 920 1006<br>Email: [mailto:qal@brain.net.pk qal@brain.net.pk]<br>[http://www.qal.org.pk/ Website]
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'''Punjab Public Library, Lahore'''<br>Lahore, Pakistan<br>Telephone: 92 42 572 2670 Ext. 2239<br>Fax: 92 42 572 2951<br>Email: [mailto:mramzam@lums.edu.pk mramzam@lums.edu.pk]<br>[https://gppl.punjab.gov.pk/ Website]
== Museums ==


'''State Bank of Pakistan'''<br>Central Directorate Library,<br>P.O. Box 5714<br>I.I. Chundrigar Road<br>Karachi 7400, Pakistan<br>Telephone: 92 21 9212460/ 92 21 921 1009<br>Email: [mailto:bashir.zia@sbp.org.pk bashir.zia@sbp.org.pk]<br>[http://www.sbp.org.pk/ Website]
== Record Offices ==


'''The Sindh Archives Complex'''<br>Culture and Tourism Department<br>Government of Sindh<br>SR-26/A, Block 5<br>Scheme 5, Mian Clifton<br>Karachi 75270, Pakistan<br>Telephone: 92 4 3186, 92 4 3175<br>[https://www.facebook.com/SindhArchive/ Facebook]


'''Quaid-e-Azam Library'''<br>Bagh-e-Jinnah<br>Lahore 54000, Pakistan<br>Tel: 92 42 920 3371, 920 1007<br>Fax: 92 42 920 1006<br>Email: [mailto:qal@brain.net.pk qal@brain.net.pk]<br>[http://www.qal.org.pk/ Website]


'''Punjab Public Library, Lahore'''<br>Lahore, Pakistan<br>Telephone: 92 42 572 2670 Ext. 2239<br>Fax: 92 42 572 2951<br>Email: [mailto:mramzam@lums.edu.pk mramzam@lums.edu.pk]<br>[https://gppl.punjab.gov.pk/ Website]


A list of published archives and libraries is available in the FamilySearch Catalog under:  
A list of published archives and libraries is available in the FamilySearch Catalog under:  
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