Pakistan has, over its 60-year history, issued over 600 issues and 1,100 stamps and souvenir sheets.
1997 No.StampIssue or subjectIssue detailsDate of issue1Poets of Pakistan: 86th birth anniversary of Faiz Ahmad Faiz—2Special Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Islamabad—3660th Jubilee of Amir Temur—4Great Poets of Pakistan and Iran: Allama Muhammad Iqbal and Jalal-ud-Din Rumi—5Fruits of Pakistan: Apple—6Birth of Abdullah Malik—7World Population Day—840 years of IAEA–PACE cooperation——9Golden Jubilee of Pakistan—10Pioneers of Pakistan—19971175th anniversary of Lahore College for Women——12Medicinal Plants of Pakistan: lashsan (garlic)—13Wildlife Series—14Protect Our Earth: Save the ozone layer—15Pakistan Motorway Project: Lahore–Islamabad section—16International Day of Persons with Disabilities—17150th anniversary of Karachi Grammar School—
1998 No.StampIssue or subjectIssue detailsDate of issue1Death anniversary of Mirza Ghalib—2Defence Services of Pakistan celebrations—3Death centenary of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan—427th National Games, Peshawar—5Medicinal Plants of Pakistan: Dhatura—6Silver Jubilee of the Senate of Pakistan—7Centenary of Government College, Faisalabad—817th Definitive Series—9Ophthalmological Congress—1050th death anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah—11Birth centenary of Patras Bokhari—12Fifty years of philately in Pakistan—13World Food Day: Women Feed the World—14Scientists of Pakistan Series: Professor Abdus Salam—15Pakistan 2010 Programme—1650th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights—1750 years of UNICEF in Pakistan—18International Year of the Ocean—19Qaumi Parcham March—
1999 Thirty-five stamps and two souvenir sheets were issued in 1999.
No.StampIssue or subjectIssue detailsDate of issue1International Conference on 100 Years of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia2 stamps (Rs. 2 and Rs. 15) and 1 souvenir sheet (Rs. 20) containing a perforated Rs. 15 stamp2Professor Salimuzzaman Siddiqui1 stamp (Rs. 5)3Yaum-e-Takbeer: Pakistan’s quest for self-reliance1 stamp (Rs. 5)4Data Durbar Complex, Lahore1 stamp (Rs. 7)5Archaeological Heritage of Pakistan: Fasting Buddha2 stamps (Rs. 7 each) and 1 souvenir sheet (Rs. 25)650th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions1 stamp (Rs. 5)7Pioneers of Freedom: Chaudhry Muhammad Ali, Sir Adamjee Dawood and Maulana Abdul Hameed Badayuni3 stamps (Rs. 2 each)8Second death anniversary of Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan1 stamp (Rs. 2)9Islamic Development Bank1 stamp (Rs. 5)10Golden Jubilee of the founding of the People’s Republic of China2 stamps (Rs. 2 and Rs. 15)119th Asian Sailing Championship5 stamps (Rs. 2 each)1210th Asian Optimist Sailing Championship1 stamp (Rs. 2)13125th anniversary of the Universal Postal Union1 stamp (Rs. 10)14First anniversary of the assassination of Hakim Muhammad Said1 stamp (Rs. 5)15Golden Jubilee of the National Bank of Pakistan1 stamp (Rs. 5)16100 years of Shell in Pakistan1 stamp (Rs. 4)17Decade of the Convention on the Rights of the Child1 stamp (Rs. 2)1825 years of Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad3 stamps (Rs. 2, Rs. 3 and Rs. 5)19Birth centenary of Shabbir Hassan Khan Josh Malihabadi — Poets of Pakistan Series1 stamp (Rs. 5)20Professor Afzal Qadri — Scientists of Pakistan Series1 stamp (Rs. 5)21Ghulam Farid Aleg — Men of Letters Series1 stamp (Rs. 5)22Ispaghol — Medicinal Plants of Pakistan Series1 stamp (Rs. 5)23Eid ul-Fitr2 stamps (Rs. 2 and Rs. 15)
2000 Twenty-four stamps were issued on sixteen occasions in 2000.
No.StampIssue or subjectIssue detailsDate of issue125th anniversary of SOS Children’s Villages of Pakistan1 stamp (Rs. 2)2Centenary of the International Cycling Union1 stamp (Rs. 2)3Convention on Human Rights and Human Dignity1 stamp (Rs. 2)4Centenary of Edwardes College, Peshawar1 stamp (Rs. 2)5Birth anniversary of Muhammad Ali Habib1 stamp (Rs. 2)630 years of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan2 stamps (Rs. 2 and Rs. 15)7Ahmed E. H. Jaffer1 stamp (Rs. 10)8Sarfroshan-e-Tehreek-e-Pakistan4 stamps (Rs. 5 each)9Nishan-e-Haider: Major Tufail Mohammad and Captain Raja Muhammad Sarwar2 stamps (Rs. 5 each)10XXVII Olympic Games, Sydney 20004 stamps (Rs. 4 each)11125 years of excellence, 1875–2000: National College of Arts, Lahore1 stamp (Rs. 5)12Creating the Future Conference1 stamp (Rs. 5)13International Defence Exhibition and Seminar — IDEAS 20001 stamp (Rs. 7)14Medicinal Plants of Pakistan: Liquorice (Mulathi)1 stamp (Rs. 2)15A World Without Polio1 stamp (Rs. 2)1650th anniversary of the UNHCR1 stamp (Rs. 2)
2001 Thirty-three stamps were issued on twenty occasions in 2001.
No.StampIssue or subjectIssue detailsDate of issue1Abu Al-Asar Hafeez Jalandhari1 stamp (Rs. 2)2Habib Bank AG Zurich1 stamp (Rs. 5)3Chashma Nuclear Power Plant1 stamp (Rs. 2)49th SAF Games2 stamps (Rs. 4 each)550th anniversary of Pakistan–China friendship3 stamps (Rs. 4 each)62001 as the Year of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah1 stamp (Rs. 4)7Nishan-e-Haider: Major Shabbir Sharif and Major Muhammad Akram2 stamps (Rs. 4 each)8Festival 20011 stamp (Rs. 4)9Khawaja Ghulam Farid — Poets of Pakistan Series1 stamp (Rs. 5)10United Nations Year of Dialogue among Civilizations1 stamp (Rs. 4)11Imtiaz Ali Taj — Men of Letters Series1 stamp (Rs. 5)12Tenth anniversary of the independence of Turkmenistan1 stamp (Rs. 5)13Medicinal Plants of Pakistan: Peppermint1 stamp (Rs. 4)14125 years of the Convent of Jesus and Mary, Lahore1 stamp (Rs. 4)15Professor Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi — Men of Letters Series1 stamp (Rs. 4)16Wildlife Series: Birds4 stamps (Rs. 4 each)1730th anniversary of Pakistan–United Arab Emirates diplomatic relations2 stamps (Rs. 5 and Rs. 30)18Golden Jubilee of Nishtar Medical College, 1951–20012 stamps (Rs. 5 and Rs. 30)192001 as the Year of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah5 stamps (Rs. 4 each)20Golden Jubilee of Pakistan Ordnance Factories, Wah2 stamps (Rs. 4 each)
2002 Twenty-one stamps were issued on twelve occasions in 2002.
No.StampIssue or subjectIssue detailsDate of issue1Samandar Khan Samandar — Poets of Pakistan Series1 stamp (Rs. 5)2Medicinal Plants of Pakistan: Hyssop1 stamp (Rs. 5)350th anniversary of Pakistan–Japan relations1 stamp (Rs. 5)4Tenth anniversary of Pakistan–Kyrgyzstan relations1 stamp (Rs. 5)5Fruits of Pakistan: Mango4 stamps (Rs. 4 each)655th Independence Day celebrations4 stamps (Rs. 4 each)7World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg2 stamps (Rs. 4 each)8Muhammad Ali Rangoonwala1 stamp (Rs. 4)9Nishan-e-Haider: Lance Naik Muhammad Mahfuz and Sawar Muhammad Hussain Janjua2 stamps (Rs. 4 each)102002 as the Year of Allama Muhammad Iqbal2 stamps (Rs. 4 each)11Eid Mubarak1 stamp (Rs. 4)12Shifa-ul-Mulk Hakim Muhammad Hassan Qarshi1 stamp (Rs. 4)
2003 Forty-six stamps were issued on twenty-two occasions in 2003.
No.StampIssue or subjectIssue detailsDate of issue1National Philatelic Exhibition — Pakistan 20031 stamp (Rs. 4)2Golden Jubilee of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences, Islamabad1 stamp (Rs. 4)3Centenary celebrations of the North-West Frontier Province1 stamp (Rs. 4)4Golden Jubilee of the PCSIR, Islamabad1 stamp (Rs. 4)5Professor A. B. A. Haleem1 stamp (Rs. 2)6Creating Awareness Against Drug Abuse1 stamp (Rs. 2)7Sir Syed Memorial Society, Islamabad1 stamp (Rs. 2)8Medicinal Plants of Pakistan: Rose1 stamp (Rs. 2)9Year of Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah1 stamp (Rs. 4)10The Silent Servers of Pakistan Post2 stamps (Rs. 2 each)1156th Independence Day: Tehreek-e-Pakistan ke Mujahid3 stamps (Rs. 2 each)12United Nations Literacy Decade: Education for All1 stamp (Rs. 1)13Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas — Nishan-e-Haider1 stamp (Rs. 2)14Pakistan Academy of Letters, Islamabad1 stamp (Rs. 2)1525th anniversary of the Karakoram Highway1 stamp (Rs. 2)16Golden Jubilee of the first ascent of Nanga Parbat1 stamp (Rs. 2)17Golden Jubilee of PAF Public School, Sargodha1 stamp (Rs. 4)18US$10 billion exports target, 2002–200320 stamps (Rs. 1 each)19International Day of Persons with Disabilities1 stamp (Rs. 2)20World Summit on the Information Society1 stamp (Rs. 2)21A Brief History of Submarine Construction in Pakistan2 stamps (Rs. 1 and Rs. 2)22100th anniversary of powered flight, 1903–20032 stamps (Rs. 2 each)
2004 Fifty-one stamps and two miniature sheets were issued on twenty occasions in 2004.
No.StampIssue or subjectIssue detailsDate of issue1SAARC Summit, Islamabad1 stamp (Rs. 4)2Golden Jubilee of Sadiq Public School, Bahawalpur1 stamp (Rs. 4)39th SAF Games, Islamabad12 stamps (Rs. 2 each)4Justice Pir Muhammad Karam Shah Al-Azhar, 1918–19981 stamp (Rs. 2)5Golden Jubilee of Cadet College Hasan Abdal1 stamp (Rs. 4)6Central Library, Bahawalpur1 stamp (Rs. 2)7Bhong Mosque, Rahim Yar Khan1 stamp (Rs. 4)8Centenary of FIFA3 stamps (Rs. 5 each)9Our Cultural Assets: Silk Route2 stamps (Rs. 4 each)10Golden Jubilee of Sui Southern Gas Company1 stamp (Rs. 4)11Golden Jubilee of the first ascent of K21 stamp (Rs. 5) and 1 miniature sheet (Rs. 30)12XXVIII Olympic Games, Athens 20044 stamps (Rs. 5 each)1357th Independence Anniversary of Pakistan4 stamps (Rs. 5 each)14Maulvi Abdul Haq — Men of Letters Series1 stamp (Rs. 4)154th International Calligraphy and Calligraph Art Exhibition and Competition — Pakistan 20041 stamp (Rs. 5)16Popular Aquarium Varieties of Tropical Fish5 stamps (Rs. 2 each)1750th anniversary of Japan’s assistance for economic development and disease eradication4 stamps (Rs. 5 each) and 1 miniature sheet18Year of Child Rights 20041 stamp (Rs. 4)1930 years of Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad1 stamp (Rs. 20)20Golden Jubilee of Khyber Medical College, Peshawar, 1954–20041 stamp (Rs. 20)
2005 Thirty-three stamps and one souvenir sheet were issued on nineteen occasions in 2005.
No.StampIssue or subjectIssue detailsDate of issue1Allama Iqbal and Mihai Eminescu: Dialogue Between Civilizations2 stamps (Rs. 5 each)2Professor Ahmed Ali, 1910–19941 stamp (Rs. 5)3Saadat Hasan Manto, 1912–1955 — Men of Letters Series1 stamp (Rs. 5)4Pakistan Air Force: Breaking the Barriers4 stamps (Rs. 5 each)5Centenary of the Command and Staff College Quetta1 stamp (Rs. 5)685th anniversary of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey2 stamps (Rs. 10 each)7IBA: 50 Years of Excellence, 1955–20052 stamps (Rs. 3 each)8Islamia High School, Quetta1 stamp (Rs. 5)9Akhtar Sheerani1 stamp (Rs. 5)10Second phase of the World Summit on the Information Society1 stamp (Rs. 5)11Rahman Baba — Poets of Pakistan Series1 stamp (Rs. 5)12Lahore Marathon 20051 stamp (Rs. 5)13Mushrooms10 stamps (Rs. 5 each)14Help Earthquake Victims1 souvenir sheet containing 8 stamps (Rs. 4 each); additional values stated as Rs. 100 and Rs. 515International Year of Sport and Physical Education1 stamp (Rs. 5)16Two decades of SAARC1 stamp (Rs. 5)17Khawaja Sarwar Hasan, 1902–1973 — Men of Letters Series1 stamp (Rs. 5)18SOS Children’s Villages of Pakistan1 stamp (Rs. 5)19World Men’s Team Squash Championship, Islamabad1 stamp (Rs. 5)
2006 Thirty-five stamps were issued on thirteen occasions in 2006.
No.StampIssue or subjectIssue detailsDate of issue1Golden Jubilee of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, 1956–20062 stamps (Rs. 4 and Rs. 15)2Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah's visit to the Armoured Corps Centre2 stamps (Rs. 5 each)3Birth centenary of Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan1 stamp (Rs. 5)4400th anniversary of Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji1 stamp (Rs. 5)5Shandur Polo Festival, Chitral1 stamp (Rs. 5)6Promotion of Tourism in Pakistan: Lake Series4 stamps (Rs. 5 each)7Painters of Pakistan Series10 stamps (Rs. 4 each)8Centenary of Hamdard Services1 stamp (Rs. 5)9First anniversary of the earthquake of 8 October 20051 stamp (Rs. 5)10Medicinal Plants of Pakistan: Chamomile and Aloe vera2 stamps (Rs. 5 each)11International Anti-Corruption Day1 stamp (Rs. 5)12Ten years of the Baltit Fort Heritage Trust1 stamp (Rs. 15)13Centenary of the Muslim League, 1906–20068 stamps (Rs. 4 each)
See also 1947 to 1966 1967 to 1976 1977 to 1986 1987 to 1996 2007 to 2016 2017 to present
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