Bookstores in Karachi
Bookstores reward the browsers. Karachi, Sindh has 235 mapped right now, and 1 of them deal in used books. That's 235 bookshops mapped around Karachi, each with its own shelves and specialties. The used sections are where the real bargains hide.
This guide covers every bookstore we could verify in and around Karachi (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Book Shop and Zam Zam Publisher, plus Darussalam Publishers. If a bookshop's missing from Karachi's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Karachi bookstore lineup
235 mapped within about 40 km — showing 60:
Book Shop
Bookstore
Book Shop — Bookstore.
Zam Zam Publisher
Bookstore
Zam Zam Publisher — Bookstore.
Karachi
Darussalam Publishers
BookstoreRun by Darussalam
Darussalam Publishers is Bookstore run by Darussalam on Tariq Road, Karachi. Darussalam Publishers also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Tariq Road, Karachi, 75460
Phone: +92 (21) 3439 3936
Petiwala Tajraan Kutub
Bookstore
Petiwala Tajraan Kutub — Bookstore, found on Strachan Road in Karachi.
Strachan Road, Karachi
AL Karam Stationary
Bookstore
AL Karam Stationary is Bookstore on Shah Faisal Town, Karachi.
Shah Faisal Town, Karachi
Liberty Book Store
Bookstore
Liberty Book Store is Bookstore on Bilawal Chowk, Karachi.
Bilawal Chowk, Karachi
Asif Book store
Bookstore
Asif Book store — Bookstore, found on Allama Shabbir Ahmed Usmani Road in Karachi.
Allama Shabbir Ahmed Usmani Road, Karachi
Iqra Book Store
Bookstore
Iqra Book Store — Bookstore, found on Allama Shabbir Ahmed Usmani Road in Karachi.
Allama Shabbir Ahmed Usmani Road, Karachi
Irshad Book Store
Bookstore
Irshad Book Store — Bookstore, found on Main Commercial Street in Karachi.
Main Commercial Street, Karachi
Book Store
Bookstore
Book Store is Bookstore on Shahrah Sher Shah Suri, Karachi.
Shahrah Sher Shah Suri, Karachi
Star Book Store
Bookstore
Star Book Store — Bookstore, found on Jail Road in Karachi.
Jail Road, Karachi
Fancy Book Store
Bookstore
Fancy Book Store — Bookstore, found on Jail Road in Karachi.
Jail Road, Karachi
Pen N Paper -Boat Basin
Bookstore
Pen N Paper -Boat Basin is Bookstore on Boat Basin Food Street, Karachi.
Boat Basin Food Street, Karachi
Clifton Book Stall
Bookstore
Clifton Book Stall — Bookstore, found on Nehr e Khayyam Street in Karachi.
Nehr e Khayyam Street, Karachi
Mazhar Book Town
Bookstore
Mazhar Book Town is Bookstore on Bank Road, Karachi.
Bank Road, Karachi
Ilm-o-Adab Book Shop
Bookstore
Ilm-o-Adab Book Shop — Bookstore, found on National Highway in Karachi.
National Highway, Karachi
Liberty Book Store
Bookstore
Liberty Book Store is Bookstore on Khayaban e Shahbaz, Karachi.
Khayaban e Shahbaz, Karachi
Shah Book Point
Bookstore
Shah Book Point — Bookstore, found on Bukhari Commercial Lane 12 in Karachi.
Bukhari Commercial Lane 12, Karachi
Book Paradise
Bookstore
Book Paradise — Bookstore, found on Saba Avenue in Karachi.
Saba Avenue, Karachi
Da'wah Books
Bookstore
Da'wah Books is Bookstore on Stadium Lane 3, Karachi.
Stadium Lane 3, Karachi
Variety Book Centre
Bookstore
Variety Book Centre — Bookstore, found on Ghazi Salahuddin Rd in Karachi.
Ghazi Salahuddin Rd, Karachi
Book Mart
Bookstore
Book Mart — Bookstore, found on Tipu Sultan NE in Karachi.
Tipu Sultan NE, Karachi
Old Book House
Bookstore
Old Book House is Bookstore on Khayaban-e-Shamsheer, Karachi.
Khayaban-e-Shamsheer, Karachi
Book Ocean
Bookstore
Book Ocean — Bookstore, found on 9th Commercial Street in Karachi.
9th Commercial Street, Karachi
Iqra Book Shop
Bookstore
Iqra Book Shop — Bookstore, found on South Park Avenue in Karachi.
South Park Avenue, Karachi
Huzaifa Books
Bookstore
Huzaifa Books is Bookstore on M.A. Jinnah Road, Karachi.
M.A. Jinnah Road, Karachi
Books N Books
Bookstore
Books N Books — Bookstore, found on Khaleeq uz Zaman Road in Karachi.
Khaleeq uz Zaman Road, Karachi
Generation Book & Mart
Bookstore
Generation Book & Mart is Bookstore on Clifton Block 9, Karachi.
Clifton Block 9, Karachi
Z K Books
Bookstore
Z K Books is Bookstore on North Nazimabad Block M, Karachi.
North Nazimabad Block M, Karachi, 74700
Rashid Book Center
Bookstore
Rashid Book Center — Bookstore, found on Shahrah e Qaddafi in Karachi.
Shahrah e Qaddafi, Karachi
Millat Book Point
Bookstore
Millat Book Point — Bookstore.
Karachi
Irfan Book Salers
Bookstore
Irfan Book Salers — Bookstore, found on Shahrah e Qaddafi in Karachi.
Shahrah e Qaddafi, Karachi
Mushtar Kitab Ghar
Bookstore
Mushtar Kitab Ghar — Bookstore.
Karachi
Mubashir book Centre & General Store
Bookstore
Mubashir book Centre & General Store — Bookstore, found on Mehran Highway in Karachi.
Mehran Highway, Karachi
Nizam Book Center
Bookstore
Nizam Book Center — Bookstore.
Karachi
Muslim Book Palace
Bookstore
Muslim Book Palace — Bookstore, found on Rashid Minhas Road in Karachi.
Rashid Minhas Road, Karachi
Aladin Book Center
Bookstore
Aladin Book Center — Bookstore, found on NECHS in Karachi.
NECHS, Karachi
Tariq Book Center
Bookstore
Tariq Book Center — Bookstore, found on Rashid Minhas Road in Karachi.
Rashid Minhas Road, Karachi
Sultan Book Bank
Bookstore
Sultan Book Bank — Bookstore, found on Rashid Minhas Road in Karachi.
Rashid Minhas Road, Karachi
Book Point
Bookstore
Book Point — Bookstore, found on Rashid Minhas Road in Karachi.
Rashid Minhas Road, Karachi
Danish Kadah
Bookstore
Danish Kadah — Bookstore, found on Rashid Minhas Road in Karachi.
Rashid Minhas Road, Karachi
Tahir Book Centre
Bookstore
Tahir Book Centre is Bookstore on Shahrah e Liaquat, Karachi.
Shahrah e Liaquat, Karachi
Momen Store
Bookstore
Momen Store — Bookstore, found on Nazimabad 5 in Karachi.
Nazimabad 5, Karachi, 74700
Madina Book Depot And Photo State
Bookstore
Madina Book Depot And Photo State — Bookstore, found on asheedabad Rd in Karachi.
asheedabad Rd, Karachi
Muslim Book Center
Bookstore
Muslim Book Center is Bookstore on Nazimabad 5, Karachi.
Nazimabad 5, Karachi, 74700
Urooj Book Depot
Bookstore
Urooj Book Depot — Bookstore, found on Landhi in Karachi.
Landhi, Karachi
Shamim Book Depot & Easy Paisa
Bookstore
Shamim Book Depot & Easy Paisa — Bookstore, found on Madina Road in Karachi.
Madina Road, Karachi
Maktaba Barkaat Ul Madina
Bookstore
Maktaba Barkaat Ul Madina is Bookstore on Alamgir Road, Karachi.
Alamgir Road, Karachi, 75460
Oxford University Press
Bookstore
Oxford University Press is Bookstore on Tariq Road, Karachi.
Tariq Road, Karachi, 75460
Liberty Books
Bookstore
Liberty Books — Bookstore, found on Tariq Road in Karachi.
Tariq Road, Karachi, 75460
AL Rehman Store and Photocopy
Bookstore
AL Rehman Store and Photocopy — Bookstore, found on Orangi Town in Karachi.
Orangi Town, Karachi
Nazeer Book Shop
Bookstore
Nazeer Book Shop is Bookstore on Orangi Town, Karachi.
Orangi Town, Karachi
Dawood Book Town
Bookstore
Dawood Book Town — Bookstore, found on North Nazimabad Block M in Karachi.
North Nazimabad Block M, Karachi, 74700
Ideal Book Centre
Bookstore
Ideal Book Centre is Bookstore on North Nazimabad Block M, Karachi.
North Nazimabad Block M, Karachi, 74700
Kohinoor Book Store
Bookstore
Kohinoor Book Store is Bookstore on North Nazimabad Block D, Karachi.
North Nazimabad Block D, Karachi, 74700
Iqra Book Store
Bookstore
Iqra Book Store — Bookstore, found on North Nazimabad Block D in Karachi.
North Nazimabad Block D, Karachi, 74700
Arooba Book House
Bookstore
Arooba Book House — Bookstore, found on Azeempura Road in Karachi.
Azeempura Road, Karachi
Tipu Book
Bookstore
Tipu Book — Bookstore, found on FB area block 12 Ziauddin Road in Karachi.
FB area block 12 Ziauddin Road, Karachi
Book Shop
Bookstore
Book Shop — Bookstore.
Mobice Sayyam Book Center
Bookstore
Mobice Sayyam Book Center — Bookstore.
What the map tells us about bookstores in Karachi
1 of the 235 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.
There's a cluster: 5 of them sit on Rashid Minhas Road, so you can string those into one walk and drive between the rest.
The Karachi bookstore crawl
Making a day of it in Karachi? Work this order: Book Shop, Zam Zam Publisher, Darussalam Publishers on Tariq Road, Petiwala Tajraan Kutub on Strachan Road, AL Karam Stationary on Shah Faisal Town, Liberty Book Store on Bilawal Chowk, Asif Book store on Allama Shabbir Ahmed Usmani Road, and Iqra Book Store on Allama Shabbir Ahmed Usmani Road. That's the bookstore crawl in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 227 more are listed below.
Bookstore tips for Karachi
A few things worth knowing before you work through Karachi's bookstores:
- Don't overlook the classics wall at Book Shop. Every shop has one. Cheap editions of the books everyone claims to have read — your chance to actually read them.
- Check the staff picks shelf first at Zam Zam Publisher. It's the fastest read of a shop's personality. If the picks excite you, the rest of the store will too.
- Magazines and journals matter. The little-magazine rack is where new writers appear first. Cheap, weird, and full of discoveries.
- Check the events board. Book clubs, writing groups, story times — bookshops are community centres that happen to sell books.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Karachi — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new bookstore in Karachi can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 235 that's closed, or a great bookstore we missed, the fix is to update the map itself — that's where this guide reads from.
We don't list prices — they change constantly and vary by edition. What we list is the where: real shops, verified by real mappers, in alphabetical order with no favourites.
If you run one of the 235 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Bookstore listings for Karachi: 235 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.