Time zone · Asia
PKT
Pakistan Standard Time
Pakistan Standard Time (PKT) keeps things straightforward—there’s no daylight saving to track, just a steady UTC+05:00 all year round across Pakistan, including Karachi. For teams collaborating with the region, that predictability makes scheduling simpler, while daily life and business rhythms stay aligned with a consistent clock.
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Current offset
UTC+05:00
Standard · PKT
Daylight saving
Not observed
Year-round standard time
IANA zones
1
None observe daylight saving
DST offset
—
No summer variant
About PKT
A fixed, year-round offset.
Pakistan Standard Time (PKT) keeps things straightforward—there’s no daylight saving to track, just a steady UTC+05:00 all year round across Pakistan, including Karachi. For teams collaborating with the region, that predictability makes scheduling simpler, while daily life and business rhythms stay aligned with a consistent clock.
IANA zones · the technical identifiers
The zone that resolve to PKT.
For software, always store the IANA identifier — never the abbreviation alone. The database keeps these zones distinct because their rules can, and historically did, diverge.
Cities across PKT
Local time, city by city.
24 cities
Where PKT is used
One country.
Same offset · UTC+05:00
Other zones at UTC+05:00 right now.
These named zones share PKT's offset today. When daylight saving rules differ, they drift apart for part of the year.
Convert
PKT to the world's clocks.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about PKT, daylight saving, and how to handle it in software. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- Does Pakistan observe daylight saving time?
- No. Pakistan does not observe daylight saving time at all, so PKT stays fixed at UTC+05:00 year-round.
- Which city represents Pakistan Standard Time?
- Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city and key financial hub, is the primary representative zone for PKT.
- How many zones are in the Pakistan Standard Time region?
- One: the whole of Pakistan uses a single time zone.
- Is there any upcoming clock change for PKT?
- No. There are no scheduled transitions or daylight saving shifts, so the UTC+05:00 offset is expected to continue indefinitely.
- When was Pakistan Standard Time last adjusted?
- The current UTC+05:00 offset has been in effect since October 31, 2009.
- Is Pakistan Standard Time used outside of Pakistan?
- No. PKT is specific to Pakistan and is not officially observed in other countries.
- How does PKT compare to neighboring time zones?
- PKT is 30 minutes ahead of Afghanistan Time (AFT, UTC+04:30), matches Central Asian countries on UTC+05:00 such as Uzbekistan, and is 30 minutes behind India Standard Time (IST, UTC+05:30).
Source: IANA tzdb2026d · Reviewed
Free · Developer API
This time zone, as JSON.
Its defining offset, DST status and member counts, from one endpoint.
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