--- title: "Pakistan Airport Smoking Areas" canonical: "https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/pakistan/" language: "en-us" description: "Smoking at Pakistan's airports: Islamabad has enclosed Level-3 areas after security, Karachi airside lounge smoking rooms, Lahore is outdoor-only." lastmod: "2026-10-24T00:00:00Z" --- # Pakistan Airport Smoking Areas Yes, you can smoke at Pakistan’s main airports. Islamabad (ISB) keeps enclosed smoking areas on Level 3 of international and domestic departures after security, open to every passenger, and a smoking room in each of its lounges; Karachi (KHI) has smoking rooms inside the airside Majestic and Marhaba lounges; Lahore (LHE) is outdoor-only, on the landside forecourt. The general terminals are smoke-free under the 2002 ordinance, which is why the indoor provision sits in marked rooms rather than the concourses. ## Pakistan Airports Compared: Before and After Security Before security, you can always smoke outside: at a designated smoking area where there is one, or outside the airport property, beyond the terminal kerb and car parks. After security, Yes means there is a smoking area past security and a dash means none is listed. Each airport’s page has the details. | Airport | Before security | After security | | --- | --- | --- | | [Islamabad (ISB)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/pakistan/isb-smoking-at-islamabad-airport/) | Yes | Yes | | [Karachi (KHI)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/pakistan/khi-smoking-at-karachi-jinnah-airport/) | Yes | Yes | | [Lahore (LHE)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/pakistan/lhe-smoking-at-lahore-allama-iqbal-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Multan (MUX)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/pakistan/mux-smoking-at-multan-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Peshawar (PEW)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/pakistan/pew-smoking-at-peshawar-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Sialkot (SKT)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/pakistan/skt-smoking-at-sialkot-airport/) | Yes | – | The three airports that matter for international travel are Karachi (KHI), Islamabad (ISB) and Lahore (LHE). ## How Pakistani Airport Smoking Works Pakistan’s Prohibition of Smoking Ordinance 2002 makes public places smoke-free, and a 2009 amendment removed the allowance for designated smoking rooms — so legally the terminals should be 100% smoke-free. In practice: - **Islamabad** has enclosed Level-3 smoking areas after security in both international and domestic departures (no lounge ticket needed), plus a smoking room in every lounge - **Karachi** has smoking rooms inside certain airside lounges (Majestic, Marhaba); the terminal is smoke-free with a Rs 1,000 fine (2023 CAA ban) - **Lahore** is outdoor-only — no indoor or airside smoking - **Vaping** is legal to possess; confine it to the designated smoking areas ## The Hubs **[Islamabad International Airport (ISB)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/pakistan/isb-smoking-at-islamabad-airport/).** The capital gateway, opened in 2018\. Enclosed smoking areas sit on Level 3 after security — two in international departures (East Pier and the North-West side) and one in domestic departures beside the B5/B6 lounge — and need no lounge ticket. Every lounge, including the international CIP / Airline Lounge upstairs past immigration, has its own smoking room; the open-air forecourt covers landside. **[Jinnah International Airport (KHI), Karachi](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/pakistan/khi-smoking-at-karachi-jinnah-airport/).** Pakistan’s busiest gateway. Smoking after immigration is via the Majestic and Marhaba lounge smoking rooms (by pass); the general terminal is smoke-free with a Rs 1,000 fine. **[Allama Iqbal International Airport (LHE), Lahore](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/pakistan/lhe-smoking-at-lahore-allama-iqbal-airport/).** Outdoor-only — smoke at the landside kerb before security; the airside lounges are non-smoking. ## Other Pakistani Airports Away from the three main gateways, Pakistan’s smaller regional airports permit open-air smoking landside under the same enclosed-places ordinance; none publishes an indoor or airside smoking room. [Multan International Airport’s open-air landside option, with no indoor or lounge smoking room](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/pakistan/mux-smoking-at-multan-airport/), [Peshawar Bacha Khan Airport’s open-air landside option, whose own FAQ states it offers no indoor smoking area](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/pakistan/pew-smoking-at-peshawar-airport/), and [the privately run Sialkot Airport’s open-air landside option, with no smoking room indoors, airside or in the Iqbal CIP Lounge](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/pakistan/skt-smoking-at-sialkot-airport/) are all landside-only, with no facility after security. ## Tips for Smokers at Pakistani Airports - Islamabad’s Level-3 smoking areas after security are open to all passengers — no lounge ticket required - At Karachi, lounge access (Majestic or Marhaba, past immigration) is the way to smoke after security - Lahore is outdoor-only — plan to smoke before security - The general terminals are smoke-free; Karachi enforces a Rs 1,000 fine - Vaping is legal to carry; use the designated smoking areas and never vape onboard ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Can you smoke at Pakistani airports? Yes — Islamabad (ISB) has enclosed smoking areas on Level 3 of international and domestic departures after security, open to all passengers, plus a smoking room in every lounge. Karachi (KHI) has smoking rooms inside the airside Majestic and Marhaba lounges. Lahore (LHE) is outdoor-only, on the landside forecourt. The general terminal at each is smoke-free. ### Where can I smoke at Karachi Jinnah Airport (KHI)? Inside the designated smoking rooms of certain airside lounges after immigration — the Majestic Lounge and the Marhaba Lounge (by pass). The general terminal is smoke-free, with a Rs 1,000 fine under a 2023 CAA ban. ### Where can I smoke at Islamabad Airport (ISB)? In the enclosed Level-3 smoking areas after security — two in international departures (East Pier, signed Smoking Area No. 1, and the North-West side) and one in domestic departures on Level 3 North-East, beside the B5/B6 lounge. No lounge ticket is needed for these. Every ISB lounge, including the international CIP / Airline Lounge, also has its own smoking room, and the open-air forecourt is available landside before check-in. ### Are e-cigarettes and vapes allowed at Pakistani airports? Yes — vaping is legal to possess and use in Pakistan and isn’t covered by the 2002 tobacco ordinance. Treat it like smoking at the airport: confine it to the designated smoking areas, carry devices in hand luggage, and never vape onboard. ### Is smoking banned in Pakistani airport terminals? Yes, in the general terminal. Pakistan’s 2002 smoking ordinance makes public places smoke-free, and a 2023 CAA circular banned smoking throughout the Karachi terminal (Rs 1,000 fine). In practice, Islamabad keeps enclosed smoking areas on Level 3 after security, open to all passengers, and several airside lounges operate smoking rooms.