Karachi
16:28:03
Current time in Pakistan
The cities below share Asia/Karachi. The wall clock is the same nationwide for these locations.
Timezones in Pakistan
Pakistan observes Pakistan Standard Time year-round using the IANA identifier Asia/Karachi. Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad share this zone. The country has not used daylight saving in recent years, so the UTC+05:00 offset stays in place through summer and winter.
Daylight saving and business hours
Pakistan uses a single civil timezone for the cities listed here. Typical weekday office hours are often 09:00–17:00 local time — a planning range, not a legal standard. Open a city page for the live offset and DST flag from PHP’s timezone database.
Compare with London or New York using the city time comparison tool.
Compare cities or open a city page for sunrise data (where coordinates are available), a 24-hour timeline, and the difference from your browser timezone.
Frequently asked questions
Pakistan currently uses a single civil timezone (Asia/Karachi) for the cities listed here.
Use the IANA name on each city card, such as Asia/Karachi, instead of a fixed UTC offset. Offsets change when daylight saving starts or ends.