Pakistan · PKT
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Islamabad, Pakistan runs on UTC+5. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+5 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 9-hour difference between Islamabad and New York. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with New York, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. There is a 4-hour difference between Islamabad and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 5 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 13:00–18:00 in Islamabad lines up with 09:00–14:00 in London. There is a 4-hour difference between Islamabad and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 5 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–14:00 in Islamabad lines up with 13:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Karachi, Astana, Lahore. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Islamabad.
Practical Info
Islamabad (Pakistan) is home to roughly 1.2M people. Today brings about 14.4 hours of daylight: sunrise at 04:54, sunset at 19:18. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+5 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 34° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.
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Pakistan
Capital
Islamabad 👑
Continent
Asia
Time Zone
PKT · Asia/Karachi
Coordinates
33.68°N, 73.05°E
Currency
PKR (₨)
Calling Code
+92
Driving Side
Left
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Urdu, English
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Islamabad was laid out from 1960 by the Greek planner Constantinos Doxiadis on a strict grid of numbered sectors, each intended to be self-sufficient. Pakistan moved its capital here from Karachi because it wanted somewhere more central and more defensible.
The clock: Pakistan keeps UTC+5 with no seasonal change, having briefly tried daylight saving in 2002 and 2008–09 and abandoned it both times.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
7h overlap