Time in Pakistan
Pakistan uses one time zone, which is Pakistan Standard Time (PKT). This is UTC 05:00 — that is, five hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time.
History
[edit]| Period in use | Time offset from GMT[1] | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Prior until 1907 | UTC 04:28:12 | Karachi Time (KART) |
| 1907–1951 | UTC 05:30 | |
| 1951–1971 | UTC 05:00 in West Pakistan UTC 06:00 in East Pakistan (today Bangladesh) |
Karachi Time (KART) Dacca Time (DACT) |
| 1971–present | UTC 05:00 in Pakistan | Pakistan Standard Time (PKT) |
Notation
[edit]Daylight saving time
[edit]Pakistan has experimented with Daylight Saving Time (DST) a number of times since 2002, shifting local time from UTC 05:00 to UTC 06:00 during various summer periods. Daylight saving time in Pakistan has not been observed since 2009.
IANA time zone database
[edit]The IANA time zone database contains one zone for Pakistan in the file zone.tab, named Asia/Karachi.
References
[edit]- ^ "Time Zone & Clock Changes in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan". www.timeanddate.com.
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