Current Time in Pakistan
The time in Pakistan right now, with its time zone, daylight saving dates and the difference from where you are.
Pakistan keeps Pakistan Standard Time: PKT, UTC+5, all year.
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Pakistan Standard Time · PKT, UTC+5, all year
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Pakistan’s time zone
Pakistan keeps Pakistan Standard Time (PKT), UTC+5, all year round: its clocks do not change for summer. Phones and computers set Pakistan’s clocks from the Asia/Karachi zone of the IANA tz database, and so does this page.
Pakistan has used UTC+5 since 30 September 1951, when it moved off the UTC+5:30 it had shared with British India; the abbreviation PKT dates from 1971. That half-hour difference is why Pakistan and India are 30 minutes apart, not a whole hour.
Pakistan has tried summer time three times. A one-year trial ran from April to October 2002. It was used again from 1 June to 1 November 2008, and from 15 April to 1 November 2009, each time moving clocks to UTC+6, and has not been used since. The whole country, from Karachi to Lahore and Islamabad, keeps one time, an hour ahead of Dubai and two hours ahead of Riyadh.
PKT = UTC +5
- Pakistan observed daylight saving time in 2002, 2008 and 2009 only; it has kept UTC+5 all year since. Source: IANA tz database, file “asia”.
Pakistan time compared with other cities
How far ahead or behind each place is, on Wednesday 13 January 2027 and Wednesday 14 July 2027, and the time there when it is 9:00 am in Pakistan in January.
| Place | In January | In July | At 9:00 am in Pakistan |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 30 min ahead | 30 min ahead | 9:30 am |
| Dubai | 1 h behind | 1 h behind | 8:00 am |
| London | 5 h behind | 4 h behind | 4:00 am |
| New York | 10 h behind | 9 h behind | 11:00 pm (day before) |
| Toronto | 10 h behind | 9 h behind | 11:00 pm (day before) |
| China | 3 h ahead | 3 h ahead | 12:00 pm |
| Berlin | 4 h behind | 3 h behind | 5:00 am |
| Sydney | 6 h ahead | 5 h ahead | 3:00 pm |
| UTC | 5 h behind | 5 h behind | 4:00 am |
Frequently Asked Questions
What time zone is Pakistan in?
Pakistan is on Pakistan Standard Time (PKT), UTC+5, all year. Its tz database zone is Asia/Karachi.
Why is Pakistan 30 minutes behind India?
Both used UTC+5:30 before 1951. Pakistan then moved to UTC+5 on 30 September 1951 while India kept UTC+5:30, leaving a 30-minute gap that has lasted ever since.
Does Pakistan still use daylight saving time?
No. Summer time was last used in 2009. Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad stay on PKT (UTC+5) throughout the year.
What is the time difference between Pakistan and the UK?
Pakistan is five hours ahead of the UK in winter and four hours ahead from late March to late October, when the UK moves its clocks forward. Pakistan’s own clock stays on UTC+5.