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 | Indian Standard Time (IST) |
| 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
editDaylight saving time
editPakistan 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
editThe 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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