PKT: Pakistan Standard Time
Five hours ahead of UTC with no daylight saving, thirty minutes behind neighbouring India.
Daylight
Current PKT time
00:00:00
Shown for Karachi, a representative location on PKT.
Sunrise
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Local time
Sunset
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Local time
UTC now
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Coordinated Universal Time
Your zone
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UTC
Same as you
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Relative to your device
- Abbreviation
- PKT
- Standard offset
- UTC+5
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- vs UK now
- +4h
Pakistan Standard Time
Changes with BST
Where PKT is used
- Pakistan
Cities on PKT
PKT converted to major cities
The current moment, read off each city's own clock.
| City | Local time | Date | vs Karachi |
|---|---|---|---|
| CardiffWales, UK | --:-- | ||
| LondonUnited Kingdom | --:-- | ||
| New YorkUnited States | --:-- | ||
| Los AngelesUnited States | --:-- | ||
| ChicagoUnited States | --:-- | ||
| São PauloBrazil | --:-- | ||
| ParisFrance | --:-- | ||
| DubaiUAE | --:-- | ||
| MumbaiIndia | --:-- | ||
| SingaporeSingapore | --:-- | ||
| TokyoJapan | --:-- | ||
| SydneyAustralia | --:-- |
PKT and the UK
PKT is running 4 hours ahead of the United Kingdom right now. Because PKT has no daylight saving while the UK switches between GMT and BST, the difference between them changes by an hour twice a year even though PKT itself never moves.
PKT: questions
- What is PKT?
- PKT stands for Pakistan Standard Time. It is UTC+5, meaning it runs 5 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. Five hours ahead of UTC with no daylight saving, thirty minutes behind neighbouring India.
- Which countries use PKT?
- PKT is used across Pakistan.
- Does PKT change for daylight saving?
- No. PKT stays at UTC+5 throughout the year. Note that the difference to the UK still changes, because Britain switches between GMT and BST.
- What is PKT in UK time?
- PKT is currently 4 hours ahead of the UK. Because Britain observes British Summer Time, this gap shifts by an hour between the winter and summer months.