page_title: Habib Bank Plaza
hierarchical_section_title: Habib Bank Plaza
caption_attribution_description: English: Habib Bank Plaza This is a photo of a monument in Pakistan identified as the SD-P-144
context_page_description: Habib Bank Plaza, also known as HBL Plaza, located on I. I. Chundrigar Road in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, is the head office of Habib Bank. It was the tallest building in Asia while still under construction between 1963-68. It was also the tallest building in South Asia until 1972, being surpassed by the Express Towers. It remained the tallest building in Pakistan for four decades until the 29 floor and 116m tall MCB Tower was built.
  HBL Plaza was inaugurated to mark the 25th anniversary of the bank. The Ruet-e-Hilal Committee has regularly used the building over the years to call the meeting for moon sighting.
context_section_description: Habib Bank Plaza (Urdu: حبیب بینک پلازا‎), also known as HBL Plaza, located on I. I. Chundrigar Road in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, is the head office of Habib Bank. It was the tallest building in Asia while still under construction between 1963-68. It was also the tallest building in South Asia until 1972, being surpassed by the Express Towers. It remained the tallest building in Pakistan for four decades until the 29 floor and 116m tall MCB Tower was built.
  HBL Plaza was inaugurated to mark the 25th anniversary of the bank. The Ruet-e-Hilal Committee has regularly used the building over the years to call the meeting for moon sighting.
caption: Habib Bank Plaza
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