Current Time in Pakistan
Pakistan uses one time zone.
Page text updated Nov 5, 2026. Clock values are computed from the IANA time zone database each time the page is generated (at least hourly). Holiday and country reference data come from snapshots that are refreshed manually.
What time is it in Pakistan
It's 9:45 PM PKT (UTC+05:00) in Pakistan on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
Pakistan does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+5 all year.
- Time zone
- Pakistan Standard Time
- IANA: Asia/Karachi
- UTC offset now
- UTC+05:00 (PKT)
- Clock changes
- No clock changes: UTC+5 all year.
Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.
Major Cities
Lahore
Karachi
Peshawar
Faisalabad
How Pakistan writes dates and times
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- day-month-year, e.g. 25/11/2026 · 25 November 2026
- Clock
- 12-hour
- e.g. 3:30 pm
- Week starts on
- Sunday
- Weekend: Saturday and Sunday
- Calendar
- Gregorian
Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the en-PK locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Time facts about Pakistan
- Pakistan Standard Time (UTC+5) dates from 30 September 1951 and took its current name in 1971. Source: Wikipedia
- DST was used in 2002, 2008 and 2009 to manage electricity shortages and has not been used since. Source: Wikipedia
- In March 2026, citing fuel shortages, the federal government cut office attendance to a four-day (Monday–Thursday) week. Source: propakistani.pk
- A federal energy-saving order from 7 April 2026 required markets and malls to close by 8 p.m. in most of Pakistan, with Sindh exempt. Source: tribune.com.pk
Time difference from Pakistan
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Pakistan time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 4:45 PM | 5 h behind | 3 h (14:00–17:00) |
| New York | Thu 11:45 AM | 10 h behind | None |
| Los Angeles | Thu 8:45 AM | 13 h behind | None |
| Dubai | Thu 8:45 PM | 1 h behind | 7 h (10:00–17:00) |
| Singapore | Fri 12:45 AM | 3 h ahead | 5 h (09:00–14:00) |
| Tokyo | Fri 1:45 AM | 4 h ahead | 4 h (09:00–13:00) |
| Sydney | Fri 3:45 AM | 6 h ahead | 2 h (09:00–11:00) |
| São Paulo | Thu 1:45 PM | 8 h behind | None |
Pakistan at a glance
- Capital
- Islamabad
- Population
- 241,499,431
- Currency
- Pakistani rupee (PKR)
Questions about time in Pakistan
- What time is it in Pakistan right now?
- When this page was generated it was 9:45 PM PKT (UTC+05:00) in Pakistan.
- How many time zones does Pakistan have?
- Pakistan uses one time zone, Pakistan Standard Time (IANA ID Asia/Karachi).
- Does Pakistan observe daylight saving time?
- No. Pakistan does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+5 all year.