Card fees

Credit cards: fees and eligibility in Pakistan

Checked against each bank's Jul to Dec 2026 schedule of charges.

Cards48
Banks11
No annual fee2
Median feePKR 12,500cards that charge one

Summary

We list 48 credit cards from 11 banks. 2 have no annual fee. Among the rest, fees run from PKR 3,500 (Allied Visa Gold Credit Card) to PKR 26,000 (Standard Chartered Bank Pakistan Mastercard World Credit Card), with a median of PKR 12,500. 41 of the 46 fee-charging cards have a published way to get the fee waived.

Fees by tier

Entry covers Classic, Silver, Green and PayPak cards; Mid covers Gold and Titanium; Premium covers Platinum, Signature, World and Infinite.

TierCardsNo annual feeMedian feeHighest feeFee not published
Entry80PKR 5,800PKR 7,0000
Mid140PKR 12,000PKR 14,5000
Premium181PKR 20,250PKR 26,0000
Other81PKR 7,750PKR 17,0000

Every credit card, by bank

Fees are per year unless the bank states otherwise. Most banks quote them before Federal Excise Duty (FED), which is added when the fee is charged. "Not published" means the bank's schedule of charges and product pages do not state the figure.

BankCardTierAnnual feeSupplementaryJoiningFee waiverEligibility
Allied Bank Allied Visa Gold Credit Card Mid PKR 3,500 PKR 900 Free Annual Membership Fee reversed on spending Rs. 25,000 through the card within 3 months. Not published
Allied Bank Allied Visa Platinum Credit Card Premium PKR 7,000 PKR 1,800 Free Annual Membership Fee reversed on spending Rs. 50,000 through the card within 3 months. Not published
Askari Bank Limited Askari Mastercard Classic Credit Card Entry PKR 5,500 PKR 3,000 Not published 50% waiver on 50% utilization of total limit within 2 months of issuance or renewal. Salary PKR 35,000/month
Askari Bank Limited Askari Mastercard Gold Credit Card Mid PKR 12,000 PKR 6,500 Not published 50% waiver on 50% utilization of total limit within 2 months of issuance or renewal. Salary PKR 35,000/month
Askari Bank Limited Askari Mastercard Platinum Credit Card Premium PKR 20,500 PKR 11,000 Not published 50% waiver on 50% utilization of total limit within 2 months of issuance or renewal. Salary PKR 35,000/month
Askari Bank Limited Askari World Mastercard Credit Card Premium PKR 25,000 PKR 14,000 Not published No waiver of annual fee on the basic World card; supplementary World card gets a 50% waiver on 50% utilization of total limit within 2 months of issuance or renewal. Salary PKR 1,000,000/month
Bank AL Habib AL Habib Green Credit Card Entry PKR 5,600 PKR 2,400 Not published Primary: reduced fee of PKR 560 on spending PKR 100,000 within 60 days; full reversal on spending PKR 150,000 within 90 days. Supplementary: reduced fee PKR 240 on spending PKR 50,000 within 60 days; full reversal on PKR 75,000 within 90 days. FED is not reversed. Salary PKR 20,000/month
Bank AL Habib AL Habib Gold Credit Card Mid PKR 8,000 PKR 3,700 Not published Primary: reduced fee of PKR 800 on spending PKR 150,000 within 60 days; full reversal on spending PKR 200,000 within 90 days. Supplementary: reduced fee PKR 370 on spending PKR 75,000 within 60 days; full reversal on PKR 100,000 within 90 days. FED is not reversed. Salary PKR 20,000/month
Bank AL Habib AL Habib Platinum Credit Card Premium PKR 20,000 PKR 8,000 Not published Primary: reduced fee of PKR 2,000 on spending PKR 200,000 within 60 days; full reversal on spending PKR 250,000 within 90 days. Supplementary: reduced fee PKR 1,000 on spending PKR 100,000 within 60 days; full reversal on PKR 150,000 within 90 days. FED is not reversed. Salary PKR 20,000/month
Bank Alfalah Bank Alfalah Premier Visa Platinum Credit Card Other Free Free Not published Zero annual and issuance fee exclusively for Premier clients; standard credit-card AFRC does not apply. A quarterly fee of PKR 5,750 + FED/Sales Tax is levied if the required Premier quarterly average balance is not maintained. Relationship balance PKR 3,000,000
Bank Alfalah Bank Alfalah Premier Visa Signature Credit Card Premium Free Free Not published Zero annual, issuance and replacement fee for Bank Alfalah Premier customers maintaining the PKR 25 Million Current Account threshold. Relationship balance PKR 25,000,000
Bank Alfalah Bank Alfalah Visa Corporate Credit Card Other PKR 6,000 Not published Not published Year one: no annual fee. PKR 6,000 per card applies from second year onwards. Salary PKR 50,000/month
Bank Alfalah Visa Classic Credit Card Entry PKR 7,000 PKR 3,500 Not published Basic card annual-fee reversal on PKR 70,000 eligible retail spend within 2 months; supplementary on PKR 35,000 within 2 months. Salary PKR 50,000/month
Bank Alfalah Bank Alfalah Visa Ultra Cashback Card Other PKR 11,000 PKR 5,500 PKR 11,000 First-year annual fee waiver only, on PKR 75,000 eligible spend within 2 months; not eligible for the standard ongoing spend-based reversal. Salary PKR 50,000/month
Bank Alfalah Bank Alfalah American Express Gold Credit Card Mid PKR 13,500 PKR 7,000 Not published First-year annual fee waived for Bank Alfalah Premier Banking customers only; AMEX is explicitly NOT eligible for the standard spend-based reversal. Salary PKR 50,000/month
Bank Alfalah Visa Gold Credit Card Mid PKR 14,000 PKR 7,000 Not published Basic card annual-fee reversal on PKR 200,000 eligible retail spend within 2 months; supplementary on PKR 100,000 within 2 months. Salary PKR 50,000/month
Bank Alfalah Bank Alfalah Mastercard Optimus Credit Card Other PKR 17,000 PKR 8,500 Not published Basic card annual-fee reversal on PKR 300,000 eligible retail spend within 2 months; supplementary on PKR 150,000 within 2 months. Salary PKR 50,000/month
Bank Alfalah Bank Alfalah Visa Platinum Credit Card Premium PKR 23,000 PKR 11,500 Not published Basic card annual-fee reversal on PKR 475,000 eligible retail spend within 2 months; supplementary on PKR 237,500 within 2 months. Salary PKR 50,000/month
Bank of Punjab BOP Mastercard Gold Credit Card Mid PKR 6,250 PKR 3,125 Not published Spend PKR 40,000 within 60 days of issuance to reverse the annual fee (via helpline). Salary PKR 20,000/month
Bank of Punjab BOP Mastercard Lahore Qalandar Business Credit Card Other PKR 6,250 PKR 3,125 Not published Spend PKR 70,000 within 60 days of issuance to reverse the annual fee (via helpline). Salary PKR 20,000/month
Bank of Punjab BOP Mastercard Platinum Credit Card Premium PKR 15,625 PKR 7,812 Not published Spend PKR 100,000 within 60 days of issuance to reverse the annual fee (via helpline). Salary PKR 20,000/month
Bank of Punjab BOP Mastercard World Credit Card Premium PKR 25,000 PKR 12,500 Not published Spend PKR 1,500,000 within 12 months to reverse the annual fee. Salary PKR 20,000/month
Faysal Bank Limited Faysal Islami Noor Velocity Card Other PKR 6,500 PKR 1,600 Not published Primary: annual fee Rs. 6,500 reduced to Rs. 600 if Rs. 20,000 is spent within 60 days. Supplementary: Rs. 1,600 reversed on Rs. 10,000 spend within 60 days (Noor Card KFS Jul-Dec 2026). Salary PKR 40,000/month
Faysal Bank Limited Faysal Islami Noor Flexi Card Other PKR 9,000 PKR 3,500 PKR 5,000 None published Not published
Faysal Bank Limited Faysal Islami Noor Gold Card Mid PKR 11,000 PKR 2,000 Not published Primary: annual fee Rs. 11,000 reduced to Rs. 900 if Rs. 30,000 is spent within 60 days. Supplementary: Rs. 2,000 reversed on Rs. 15,000 spend within 60 days (Noor Card KFS Jul-Dec 2026). Salary PKR 40,000/month
Faysal Bank Limited Faysal Islami Noor Titanium Card Mid PKR 13,000 PKR 4,000 Not published Primary: annual fee Rs. 13,000 reduced to Rs. 1,100 if Rs. 40,000 is spent within 60 days. Supplementary: Rs. 4,000 reversed on Rs. 20,000 spend within 60 days (Noor Card KFS Jul-Dec 2026). Salary PKR 40,000/month
Faysal Bank Limited Faysal Islami Noor Platinum Card Premium PKR 19,000 PKR 6,000 Not published Primary: annual fee Rs. 19,000 reduced to Rs. 2,100 if Rs. 200,000 is spent within 60 days. Supplementary: Rs. 6,000 reversed on Rs. 25,000 spend within 60 days (Noor Card KFS Jul-Dec 2026). Salary PKR 40,000/month
Faysal Bank Limited Faysal Islami Noor World Card Premium PKR 26,000 PKR 12,500 Not published Primary: annual fee Rs. 26,000 reduced to Rs. 2,500 if Rs. 400,000 is spent within 60 days. Supplementary: Rs. 12,500 reversed on Rs. 50,000 spend within 60 days (Noor Card KFS Jul-Dec 2026). Salary PKR 40,000/month
HBL HBL FuelSaver Green CreditCard Entry PKR 3,600 PKR 2,100 Not published None published Salary PKR 35,000/month
HBL HBL Green CreditCard Entry PKR 6,500 PKR 3,250 Not published None published Salary PKR 35,000/month
HBL HBL FuelSaver Gold CreditCard Mid PKR 7,200 PKR 4,200 Not published None published Salary PKR 100,000/month
HBL HBL Gold CreditCard Mid PKR 14,000 PKR 7,000 Not published None published Salary PKR 100,000/month
HBL HBL Platinum CreditCard Premium PKR 22,000 PKR 11,000 Not published HBL Prestige members receive a 50% waiver on the Platinum CreditCard annual fee, 50% on supplementary fee and 50% on card replacement fee (Jul-Dec 2026 SOBC Part T, Credit Card). Salary PKR 400,000/month
JS Bank JS Credit Card Classic Entry PKR 5,000 PKR 2,000 Free Reduced fee of PKR 1,200 charged on spending PKR 25,000 within 1 month of card activation. Salary PKR 70,000/month
JS Bank Visa Gold Credit Card Mid PKR 8,500 PKR 3,500 Free Reduced fee of PKR 1,800 charged on spending PKR 50,000 within 1 month of card activation. Salary PKR 70,000/month
JS Bank JS Credit Card Platinum Premium PKR 15,000 PKR 6,500 Free Reduced fee of PKR 3,100 charged on spending PKR 100,000 within 1 month of card activation. Salary PKR 70,000/month
JS Bank Private Banking Visa Signature Credit Card Premium PKR 20,000 PKR 8,000 Free Reduced fee of PKR 7,700 charged on spending PKR 150,000 within 1 month of card activation. Relationship balance PKR 3,000,000
MCB Bank Limited Visa Classic Credit Card Entry PKR 7,000 PKR 3,500 Not published 100% annual-fee waiver if the basic card spends PKR 50,000 within 60 days of the fee charge date (supplementary card waiver requires PKR 10,000 supplementary spend within 60 days, with no cross-eligibility between basic and supplementary). Not published
MCB Bank Limited Visa Gold Credit Card Mid PKR 14,000 PKR 7,000 Not published 100% annual-fee waiver if the basic card spends PKR 150,000 within 60 days of the fee charge date (supplementary card waiver requires PKR 25,000 supplementary spend within 60 days, with no cross-eligibility between basic and supplementary). Not published
MCB Bank Limited Visa Platinum Credit Card Premium PKR 22,000 PKR 11,000 Not published 100% annual-fee waiver if the basic card spends PKR 250,000 within 60 days of the fee charge date (supplementary card waiver requires PKR 50,000 supplementary spend within 60 days, with no cross-eligibility between basic and supplementary). Not published
Standard Chartered Bank Pakistan Easy Credit Other PKR 9,000 PKR 1,000 Free First-year fee reversed on spending PKR 200,000 or 70% of card limit (whichever is lower) within 3 months of issuance; cash advance spend also counts for Easy Credit. First-year fee also reversed on digital acquisition and supplementary first-year fee waived (promotions valid till 31 Dec 2026). Second year onwards: 1.5x credit limit in 3 months after fee charge, capped at PKR 800,000 and floored at PKR 200,000. Priority/Employee/Premium first-year waivers do not apply to Easy Credit (spend-based reversal instead). Salary PKR 50,000/month
Standard Chartered Bank Pakistan Mastercard Titanium Credit Card Mid PKR 14,500 PKR 7,000 Free No Titanium-specific first-year spend grid is published (CCPL_MID Table 2 covers Platinum, World and Easy Credit only); first-year fee reversed on digital acquisition for all credit cards and supplementary first-year fee waived (promotions valid till 31 Dec 2026). Second year onwards spend-based reversal grouped with Platinum (1.5x credit limit in 3 months, capped PKR 800,000, floored PKR 200,000) per the 2026 annual fee reversal criteria PDF. Priority Banking clients: annual and joining fee waiver on all credit cards except World and Easy Credit (Jul-Dec 2026 SOC). Salary PKR 40,000/month
Standard Chartered Bank Pakistan Mastercard Platinum Credit Card Premium PKR 20,000 PKR 9,000 Free First-year fee reversed on spending PKR 200,000 (or 70% of card limit, whichever is lower) within 3 months of issuance; first-year fee also reversed on digital acquisition and supplementary first-year fee waived (promotions valid till 31 Dec 2026). Second year onwards: 1.5x credit limit in 3 months after fee charge, capped at PKR 800,000 and floored at PKR 200,000. Waived for Priority Banking clients while Priority criteria are met; first-year waiver for Employee Banking and Premium Banking. Salary PKR 300,000/month
Standard Chartered Bank Pakistan Saadiq Mastercard Platinum Credit Card Premium PKR 20,000 PKR 9,000 Free First-year fee reversed on spending PKR 200,000 or 70% of card limit (whichever is lower) within 3 months of issuance. First-year fee also reversed on digital acquisition (promotion valid till 31 Dec 2026). Supplementary first-year fee waived as a promotion till 31 Dec 2026. Employee Banking and Premium Banking get first-year waiver; Priority Banking gets ongoing waiver while Priority criteria are met. Second year onwards: 1.5x credit limit, capped PKR 800,000 / floored PKR 200,000. Salary PKR 100,000/month
Standard Chartered Bank Pakistan Mastercard World Credit Card Premium PKR 26,000 PKR 11,000 Free First-year fee reversed on spending PKR 300,000 within 3 months of issuance (no 70% cap option); first-year fee also reversed on digital acquisition and supplementary first-year fee waived (promotions valid till 31 Dec 2026). Second year onwards: 1.5x credit limit in 3 months after fee charge, capped at PKR 900,000 and floored at PKR 600,000. Priority/Employee/Premium first-year waivers do not apply to World (spend-based reversal instead). Salary PKR 500,000/month
United Bank Limited (UBL) UBL Credit Card Classic Entry PKR 6,000 PKR 3,000 Not published Annual fee reversed if primary + supplementary combined retail spend reaches PKR 50,000 within 60 days of the statement on which the annual fee is levied; reversal request must be made within 120 days; FED on annual fee is not reversed. Not published
United Bank Limited (UBL) UBL Credit Card Gold Mid PKR 12,000 PKR 6,000 Not published Annual fee reversed if primary + supplementary combined retail spend reaches PKR 100,000 within 60 days of the statement on which the annual fee is levied; reversal request must be made within 120 days; FED on annual fee is not reversed. Not published
United Bank Limited (UBL) UBL Visa Platinum Credit Card Premium PKR 22,000 PKR 11,000 Not published Annual fee reversed if primary + supplementary combined retail spend reaches PKR 300,000 within 60 days of the statement on which the annual fee is levied; reversal request must be made within 120 days; FED on annual fee is not reversed. Not published

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Questions about credit card fees

Which credit cards in Pakistan have no annual fee?
2 credit cards on this list have no annual fee, including Bank Alfalah Premier Visa Platinum Credit Card and Bank Alfalah Premier Visa Signature Credit Card. Some of them are free only for holders of a particular account, so check the eligibility column.
How much is a credit card annual fee in Pakistan?
Among cards that charge one, the median annual fee is PKR 12,500. The lowest is PKR 3,500 and the highest is PKR 26,000. Premium tiers cost more; the tier table above shows the median for each.
What salary do I need for a credit card?
36 of the 48 cards on this list have a published minimum monthly salary, from PKR 20,000 to PKR 1,000,000. For the other 12, the bank publishes a balance requirement or no threshold at all.
Can I get my credit card annual fee waived?
41 cards publish a waiver, usually for spending a set amount, keeping a minimum balance, or holding a salary account. Our guide to annual fee waivers groups them by type.
How current are these fees?
Every card was checked against its bank's Jul to Dec 2026 schedule of charges, key fact statements and product pages. Banks publish new schedules every January and July, and we re-check all cards after each one.