Time in Pakistan 🇵🇰
The current local time in Pakistan is anchored on Islamabad (Asia/Karachi, UTC +05:00 · GMT+5).
Islamabad local time
Sunday, 11 October 2026 GMT+5
Pakistan at a glance
- Capital
- Islamabad
- ISO codes
- PK · PAK
- Clocks in use today
- One time zone
- tz database zones
- 1
- Dialing code
- +92
- Currency
- Pakistani Rupee (PKR)
- Work week
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend
- Saturday and Sunday
- Drives on the
- Left
Time zones in Pakistan
All of Pakistan keeps the same clock, UTC +05:00, all year with no daylight saving time.
| Zone | Standard | Daylight saving | Clock changes 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
Asia/Karachi · Karachi | UTC +05:00 | — | None |
Islamabad vs. major cities
How far Islamabad is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Islamabad, and which hours of a 09:00–17:00 day the two places share. Daylight saving changes are applied automatically.
| City | Difference | At 09:00 in Islamabad | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | −9 h | 00:00 | None |
| Los Angeles · United States | −12 h | 21:00 (prev. day) | None |
| São Paulo · Brazil | −8 h | 01:00 | None |
| London · United Kingdom | −4 h | 05:00 | 13:00–17:00 |
| Paris · France | −3 h | 06:00 | 12:00–17:00 |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | −3 h | 06:00 | 12:00–17:00 |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | −1 h | 08:00 | 10:00–17:00 |
| Delhi · India | +0:30 h | 09:30 | 09:00–16:30 |
| Singapore · Singapore | +3 h | 12:00 | 09:00–14:00 |
| Beijing · China | +3 h | 12:00 | 09:00–14:00 |
Shared office hours are shown in Islamabad time. Compare any set of cities hour by hour in the time zone converter, or pick a slot that suits everyone with the event planner.
Clock changes in Islamabad
Since 1970, Islamabad has gone through 5 distinct time-keeping periods, observing daylight saving time in 3 of 57 years. Since 2010 it has stayed on UTC +05:00 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027: Islamabad stays on UTC +05:00 all year.
Time zone history since 1970 (5 periods)
| Years | Offset | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–2001 | UTC +05:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 2002 | UTC +05:00, DST UTC +06:00 | Forward on the first Sunday in April, back on the first Sunday in October |
| 2003–2007 | UTC +05:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 2008–2009 | UTC +05:00, DST UTC +06:00 | Daylight saving dates varied from year to year |
| 2010–2026 | UTC +05:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
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