National Library of Pakistan
The National Library of Pakistan, located in Islamabad, serves as the country’s premier repository for literary heritage. The library was founded in 1949, merged with the Liaquat Memorial Library in 1954, and separated again in 1968. The institution moved to its own building in Islamabad in 1988 and opened to the public in 1993. Administered by the Department of Libraries under the Ministry of Education, the library receives approximately 66% of serial publications and 50-55% of books published nationally. Its primary function involves preserving Pakistan’s literary heritage under copyright provisions, while also assigning ISBNs to nearly half of all published books.
