KMC Free Parking in Karachi: All 32 Free Sites and 11 Charged Lots (2026 List)

The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) lists 32 free parking sites across Karachi and 11 charged parking lots, on its own parking page at kmc.gos.pk. The free sites sit mostly outside mobile markets, malls and busy service roads, such as Rashid Minhas Road, Sir Shah Suleman Road and M.A. Jinnah Road. Below is the full list by district, the 11 lots where KMC does charge, and what to do if someone takes money from you at a free site.

We read the KMC parking page on 25 October 2026. KMC does not put a date on the list, so treat it as the latest version KMC has published, not as a promise that every site is still free today.

KMC has 32 free parking sites in five district groups

KMC splits its 32 free sites into five groups: District East has 15, Korangi and Malir have 7, District Central has 5, District South has 3, and District West with Keamari has 2. Most are road stretches outside markets, not walled parking lots.

District East carries almost half the list. That fits: Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Rashid Minhas Road and University Road hold many of the city's mobile markets and big stores, and that is exactly where KMC has marked parking as free.

District East (15 free sites)

• Fariya Mobile and Raza Mobile on Rashid Minhas Road, from Al-Ghafoor Mobile to Firdous Shopping Mall
• KDA Market, from Gulshan Flyover to Disco Bakery on Allama Shabbir Ahmed Usmani Road
• Chase Value Centre, opposite Alladin, on the Rashid Minhas Road service road
• Mashriq Centre to Kareem Plaza, Sir Shah Suleman Road
• NIBD Hospital to United King Bakery, Sir Shah Suleman Road
• Shahra-e-Faisal service road, from Karsaz Flyover to Shahra-e-Quaideen Flyover and back
• Al-Khaleej Tower and Kababjee, service road of Shaheed-e-Millat Road
• Hardees to Chase-Up, Jail Chowrangi, Shaheed-e-Millat Road
• Civic Centre, only on University Road and Sir Shah Suleman Road, from the Civic Centre gate to the DMC East office
• Imtiaz Store, Gulshan-e-Iqbal service road, Rashid Minhas Road
• Gulshan View Mobile Market, Abul Hassan Isphani Road
• Home Plus and Red Apple to Maskan Roundabout, both sides of Shabbir Ahmed Usmani Road
• In front of Rufi Shopping Mall, Main University Road
• In front of Chase Plus, Safoora, Main University Road
• In front of Usmania Hospital, Jail Road

Central, South, Korangi, Malir, West and Keamari (17 free sites)

KMC still charges at 11 parking lots, mostly in Clifton

KMC lists 11 charged parking lots: one in District East, three in District Central and seven in District South. KMC marks all seven South lots as covered areas, among them Clifton Centre, Sassi Arcade and the Hyper Star Beach View parking.

• District East: Sindbad, Gulshan-e-Iqbal (boundary wall lot)
• District Central: the lot in front of A.O. Clinic, Nazimabad; Hydri Market parking lot and the Hydri Sunday motorcycle bazaar; the lot in front of the Nazimabad driving licence branch
• District South: Clifton Centre, Sassi Arcade, Paradise Centre, Crystal Court, the plot between the Beach View parking, Hyper Star Beach View parking, and Polo Ground on Dr. Ziauddin Ahmed Road (KMC marks all seven as covered areas)

KMC's page does not show the fee at any of these lots. We could not find a KMC rate list, so we are not quoting one. Ask for a printed KMC receipt before you pay, and check that the amount is written on it.

The free list does not cover private, airport or cantonment parking

KMC's free list covers only roads and lots KMC itself controls. Parking inside malls, hospitals, cantonment areas and private plazas follows the owner's own rules, and airport parking is run separately by the airport.

If you are heading to Jinnah International, the rates there are a different system altogether, and Karachi airport parking charges are set by the airport, not KMC. The same goes for DHA and Clifton Cantonment roads, which KMC does not list at all.

Being free also does not mean you can park anywhere. A car left on a footpath, a bus stop or a second row can still be towed or fined by traffic police, whose rules sit outside KMC's list.

You can report a parking fee taken at a free KMC site

If someone collects money at a site on KMC's free list, note the place, time and the collector's details, then complain to KMC. The city's 1339 complaint system takes KMC complaints, and KMC lists a Director Charge Parking at 021-99216446.

1. Check the site against the district list above before you argue with anyone.
2. If you pay to avoid trouble, ask for a receipt. A missing or unofficial receipt is useful evidence.
3. Take a photo of the spot and note the date and time. Do not photograph anyone in a way that starts a fight.
4. Log a complaint on the 1339 portal, choosing KMC as the department.
5. For a repeat problem, call the Director Charge Parking office on 021-99216446 during office hours, Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm.

The 1339 route gives you a complaint number you can follow up. How to file it, step by step, is set out in logging a Karachi complaint on the 1339 portal. The office number comes from KMC's contact diary, which we read on the same day.

Common questions

How many free parking sites does KMC list in Karachi?

KMC lists 32 free parking sites: 15 in District East, 7 in Korangi and Malir, 5 in District Central, 3 in District South and 2 in District West and Keamari.

Is parking on Rashid Minhas Road free?

Several stretches are. KMC lists Fariya and Raza Mobile, Chase Value Centre opposite Alladin, Imtiaz Store, and Centrum Shopping Mall on Rashid Minhas Road as free sites.

Which KMC parking lots still charge a fee?

Eleven lots: Sindbad in Gulshan, three in Nazimabad and Hydri, and seven in Clifton and at the Polo Ground. KMC does not publish the rates on its page.

Who do I complain to if I am charged at a free site?

Log it on the 1339 complaint portal under KMC, or call the Director Charge Parking at 021-99216446 during office hours.

Does the KMC list cover DHA and Clifton Cantonment?

No. KMC's list covers roads and lots under KMC only. Cantonment, mall, hospital and airport parking follow their own rules.

How we verified this

What we checked, where we read it, and what we could not confirm.

We read KMC's parking page, which lists the free and charged sites, and KMC's contact diary on kmc.gos.pk on 25 October 2026. The district counts are our count of KMC's list. KMC does not date the list or publish fees for the charged lots, so we could not confirm when it was last updated or what each lot costs. We did not visit the sites ourselves.