Zakat calculator for Pakistan
Zakat in Pakistani rupees, with notes on the official Zakat deduction, jewellery, and approved local charities.
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The same five-minute interactive zakat calculator, with PKR as the default currency. Enter your wealth, see the zakat amount.
Zakat is 2.5% of qualifying wealth held for one lunar year. Pakistan has a unique system: the government automatically deducts 2.5% zakat from savings accounts on the 1st of Ramadan each year (the Zakat and Ushr Ordinance, 1980).
The Pakistani nisab
The State Bank of Pakistan announces the nisab threshold annually in PKR ahead of each Ramadan. For 2024-2025 it was around PKR 135,000. Use the official SBP figure for the current year.
The automatic deduction
If you hold a savings account with a balance above the nisab on the 1st of Ramadan, the bank automatically deducts 2.5% and forwards it to the Central Zakat Fund. This covers your zakat for that account only.
What still requires manual payment
Cash held outside the banking system, gold and silver, business inventory, stocks, and most foreign-currency holdings are not covered by the automatic deduction. You owe zakat on these manually, calculated at 2.5% after one lunar year.
Sect-based exemption
Shia Muslims can file an exemption certificate with their bank to opt out of the automatic deduction and pay khums directly to their marja' instead. This is a legal recognition in Pakistani law.
Where to give in Pakistan
These are well-known Pakistan charities that collect and distribute zakat. We name them so you can verify them; we don't endorse one over another, check each one's audited accounts and current projects before giving.
Edhi Foundation
Visit site →Pakistan's largest and most-respected welfare organisation.
Saylani Welfare Trust
Visit site →National network of food banks and educational programmes.
Akhuwat Foundation
Visit site →Interest-free microfinance and educational support.