Pakistan · PKT
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Peshawar, 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 Peshawar 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 Peshawar 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 Peshawar lines up with 09:00–14:00 in London. There is a 4-hour difference between Peshawar 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 Peshawar 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 Peshawar.
Practical Info
Peshawar (Pakistan) is home to roughly 2.3M people. Today brings about 14.4 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:00, sunset at 19:24. 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.
Flag
Pakistan
Capital
Islamabad
Continent
Asia
Time Zone
PKT · Asia/Karachi
Coordinates
34.01°N, 71.52°E
Currency
PKR (₨)
Calling Code
+92
Driving Side
Left
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Urdu, English
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Peshawar sits at the eastern mouth of the Khyber Pass and has been a trading city for roughly two thousand years, which makes it one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in South Asia. Its Qissa Khwani bazaar — the storytellers' market — served caravans going both ways.
The clock: Peshawar keeps UTC+5, half an hour behind India across a border that has moved several times within living memory.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
7h overlap