PKT — Pakistan Standard Time
Current time, offset and daylight saving status for Pakistan Standard Time.
Current time in PKT
19:12:26
Pakistan Standard Time · UTC+05:00
About PKT
Pakistan does not currently observe daylight saving time.
Working with PKT
UTC+05:00 applies here on every date of the year — there is no summer offset for Pakistan Standard Time to switch to, so a time written against it means the same instant in January as in July.
When it is noon UTC, Pakistan Standard Time reads 17:00; midnight UTC is 05:00 here. PKT runs 5 h ahead of UTC, so its calendar day begins before the reference clock’s does.
No other zone in this directory keeps UTC+05:00 as its standard offset. One hour to the west of PKT in this directory sits GST (UTC+04:00); one hour to the east, BST (BD) (UTC+06:00).
Clock changes in PKT
Pakistan Standard Time has no clock change at any point in the year; UTC+05:00 applies on every date, in Karachi as everywhere else on the zone.
Of the reference zones in the table below, New York, London, Berlin, Sydney and Los Angeles observe daylight saving, so their difference from PKT shifts twice a year; UTC, Dubai, Kolkata, Singapore and Tokyo stay fixed.
Where PKT is used
In this directory 3 cities keep PKT: Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. Between them they cover Pakistan.
Where PKT stands today
Pakistan Standard Time is UTC+05:00 today and will be UTC+05:00 on every other day. A recurring meeting anchored to PKT never drifts against UTC, which makes it a dependable reference for logs kept in Karachi and for schedules that run across a whole year.
A working day on PKT
Taking Karachi as the reference point for PKT, and a working day as 09:00 to 17:00:
- New York has no overlap at all: when it is 09:00 there, it is already 18:00 in Karachi, so a call means an early start or a late finish for someone.
- London overlaps for only 4 hours, from 13:00 to 17:00 Karachi time — late in the day at one end and early at the other.
- Tokyo overlaps for only 4 hours, from 09:00 to 13:00 Karachi time — late in the day at one end and early at the other.
On the June solstice the sun rises in Karachi at about 05:43 and sets at about 19:24; on the December solstice it rises at about 07:12 and sets at about 17:47.
How PKT compares with other zones
Right now PKT runs ahead of UTC, New York, London, Berlin, Dubai and Los Angeles and behind Kolkata, Singapore, Tokyo and Sydney.
| Zone | UTC offset | Difference from PKT |
|---|---|---|
| UTC | UTC+00:00 | 5h ahead |
| New York | UTC-04:00 | 9h ahead |
| London | UTC+01:00 | 4h ahead |
| Berlin | UTC+02:00 | 3h ahead |
| Dubai | UTC+04:00 | 1h ahead |
| Kolkata | UTC+05:30 | 0h 30m behind |
| Singapore | UTC+08:00 | 3h behind |
| Tokyo | UTC+09:00 | 4h behind |
| Sydney | UTC+11:00 | 6h behind |
| Los Angeles | UTC-07:00 | 12h ahead |
Larger places currently keeping PKT: Pakistan.
Cities using PKT
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Time zone rules: IANA tz database release 2026c, applied when this page was generated on 2026-10-09.
Frequently asked questions
What is PKT?
Pakistan Standard Time, PKT, is UTC+05:00. Pakistan does not currently observe daylight saving time.
What is the IANA identifier for PKT?
Asia/Karachi — the entry that covers Karachi in the tz database. Use it rather than PKT in software: PKT names one season, Asia/Karachi names the rules for every date.
Does PKT change for daylight saving?
No. Pakistan Standard Time keeps UTC+05:00 on every date; no other listed zone keeps that offset.
How do I convert PKT to my local time?
One hour to the west of PKT in this directory sits GST (UTC+04:00); one hour to the east, BST (BD) (UTC+06:00). For anything beyond that, the converter applies the rules of Asia/Karachi for the date you give it rather than a remembered figure.
Which cities use PKT?
In this directory 3 cities keep PKT: Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. Between them they cover Pakistan. The boundary is legal rather than geographic: it follows the borders of Pakistan, not a line of longitude.
What should I put in a configuration file for PKT?
Asia/Karachi, never PKT. That entry carries the rules Karachi actually follows, including when daylight saving starts and ends, so software using it stays correct through a change that a stored offset would miss.