The short answer
5pm in Karachi is 5am in Pacific Time.
Karachi is 12 hours ahead of Pacific Time. It lands deep outside working hours in Pacific Time — see the best time to meet below for a friendlier slot.
Karachi☀
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Pacific Time☾
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Right now
2:05amPKT · UTC+05:00 · Sun, Jun 28
2:05pmPDT · UTC-07:00 · Sat, Jun 27
Read across to convert
Karachi
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Pacific Time
PDT · UTC-07:00
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Best time to meet
No shared working hours.
Karachi and Pacific Time are too far apart for a working-day overlap. The least-unsociable option is an early-morning call on one side and an evening one on the other — or hand work off asynchronously and let the planet do the waiting.
Popular conversions
Quick reference.
9amKarachi=9pmPacific Time · prev day
12pmKarachi=12amPacific Time
3pmKarachi=3amPacific Time
5pmKarachi=5amPacific Time
9pmKarachi=9amPacific Time
In context
What each side covers.
Karachi
2:05amPKT · UTC+05:00
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Pacific Time
2:05pmPDT · UTC-07:00
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10:05pm
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Pacific Standard Time
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Eastern Standard Time
5:05pm
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Central European Time
11:05pm
India Standard Time
2:35am
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Frequently asked
Quick answers about converting between Karachi and Pacific Time. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- What is the time difference between Karachi and Pacific Time?
- Karachi is 12 hours ahead of Pacific Time right now. We always show the live, daylight-saving-correct difference, so this figure already accounts for whichever side is observing summer time today.
- When it's 5pm in Karachi, what time is it in Pacific Time?
- 5pm in Karachi is 5am in Pacific Time. It lands deep outside working hours in Pacific Time — see the best time to meet below for a friendlier slot. Use the hour-by-hour table above to read any other time across.
- What's the best time for a call between Karachi and Pacific Time?
- There's no comfortable 9-to-5 overlap between Karachi and Pacific Time — they sit on opposite sides of the planet's working day. Plan for an early or late call on one side, or hand work off asynchronously.
- Does this account for daylight saving time?
- Yes. We track every clock change in both places, so the abbreviations you see — PKT and PDT — are the ones actually in effect right now, not a fixed all-year value. When either side changes its clocks, this page updates automatically.
- Why is the date sometimes different on each side?
- When two places are far enough apart, the same moment can fall on different calendar days. That is why some conversions are marked "previous day" or "next day" — it is the same instant in time, read off two clocks that crossed midnight at different points.