Pakistan · PKT
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Quetta, 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 Quetta 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 Quetta 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 Quetta lines up with 09:00–14:00 in London. There is a 4-hour difference between Quetta 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 Quetta 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 Quetta.
Practical Info
Quetta (Pakistan) is home to roughly 1.6M people. Today brings about 14.1 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:30, sunset at 19:36. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+5 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 30° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.
Flag
Pakistan
Capital
Islamabad
Continent
Asia
Time Zone
PKT · Asia/Karachi
Coordinates
30.18°N, 66.98°E
Currency
PKR (₨)
Calling Code
+92
Driving Side
Left
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Urdu, English
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Quetta sits at about 1,680 metres ringed by mountains, which is why its name derives from a word meaning fort. The 1935 earthquake destroyed most of it and killed on the order of 30,000 people.
The clock: Quetta keeps UTC+5. Balochistan around it is Pakistan's largest province by area and smallest by population.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
7h overlap