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
editPeriod 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.