The British High Commission cannot act as a postbox for public mail.

General Post Offices (GPOs) throughout Pakistan maintain a service (that non- residents can use) called ‘Post Restante’, where post can be received and held at the GPO for collection at a later date.

The GPO will need to match the identity of the addressee with the collector before mail can be claimed.  

The address for the Post Restante services in the main cities are listed below.

1. (collector’s name)
Post Restante
c/o Chief Post Master
Islamabad GPO
Melody Market
Islamabad
Tel: 0092 (0) 51 920 2695

2. (collector’s name)
c/o Chief Post Master
Post Restante
Main Karachi GPO
I.I. Chundri Garh Road
Karachi

3. (collector’s name)
c/o Chief Post Master
Post Restante
Lahore GPO
Mall Road, Lahore

The GPO can inform the collector about the arrival of mail if a local contact number is provided.  Please contact the relevant GPO for further details.