Asia/Karachi is an IANA time zone used in Pakistan. It stays on UTC+5 all year.
Asia/Karachi at a glance
How Asia/Karachi keeps time
No clock changes are scheduled in Asia/Karachi. The last one for daylight saving time was in 2009; since then the offset has been UTC+5 all year.
Recent and upcoming changes in Asia/Karachi
| Date | Change | New offset |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, June 1, 2008 | Clocks go forward 1 hour: 12:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM | UTC+6 |
| Friday, October 31, 2008 | Clocks go back 1 hour: 12:00 AM becomes 11:00 PM | UTC+5 |
| Wednesday, April 15, 2009 | Clocks go forward 1 hour: 12:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM | UTC+6 |
| Saturday, October 31, 2009 | Clocks go back 1 hour for good: 12:00 AM becomes 11:00 PM | UTC+5 |
Countries and cities on Asia/Karachi
Asia/Karachi is used in Pakistan. These are the largest cities in our list that follow it.
Asia/Karachi compared with other time zones
Differences change during the year when one side moves to or from daylight saving time, so the table shows January and July separately.
| City | Time now | Difference now | In January | In July |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York (United States) | --:-- | 10 h behind | 10 h behind | 9 h behind |
| Los Angeles (United States) | --:-- | 13 h behind | 13 h behind | 12 h behind |
| London (United Kingdom) | --:-- | 5 h behind | 5 h behind | 4 h behind |
| Paris (France) | --:-- | 4 h behind | 4 h behind | 3 h behind |
| Dubai (United Arab Emirates) | --:-- | 1 h behind | 1 h behind | 1 h behind |
| Mumbai (India) | --:-- | 30 min ahead | 30 min ahead | 30 min ahead |
| Singapore | --:-- | 3 h ahead | 3 h ahead | 3 h ahead |
| Tokyo (Japan) | --:-- | 4 h ahead | 4 h ahead | 4 h ahead |
| Sydney (Australia) | --:-- | 6 h ahead | 6 h ahead | 5 h ahead |
| UTC | --:-- | 5 h behind | 5 h behind | 5 h behind |
Other zones on UTC+5 right now
These IANA zones show the same time as Asia/Karachi today. Their clock-change rules may differ.
- Asia/Almaty
- Asia/Aqtau
- Asia/Aqtobe
- Asia/Ashgabat
- Asia/Atyrau
- Asia/Dushanbe
- Asia/Oral
- Asia/Qostanay
- Asia/Qyzylorda
- Asia/Samarkand
- Asia/Tashkent
- Asia/Yekaterinburg
Using Asia/Karachi in software
Store and send the zone as its IANA name, Asia/Karachi, not as a fixed offset. A fixed offset such as UTC+5 gives the wrong result after the next clock change.
Show the current time in Asia/Karachi:
// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-GB', { timeZone: 'Asia/Karachi', timeStyle: 'long' }).format(new Date());
# Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
datetime.now(ZoneInfo('Asia/Karachi'))
// PHP
(new DateTime('now', new DateTimeZone('Asia/Karachi')))->format('c');
# Shell
TZ=Asia/Karachi dateTools for time in Asia/Karachi
- Convert a time to or from Asia/Karachi: pick a date and time and see it in every city on your list.
- Add Lahore to your world clock to keep it next to your own time.
- Find a meeting time that falls inside office hours in Asia/Karachi and the other cities you work with.
- Open a full-screen clock for your own time zone.
Frequently asked questions
What is the UTC offset of Asia/Karachi?
UTC+5, all year.
What abbreviation does Asia/Karachi use?
PKT. Abbreviations are not unique, so use the zone name Asia/Karachi in software.
Time zone rules: IANA tz database, version 2026e. Place names and coordinates: GeoNames. Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the coordinates and can differ by a minute or two from local almanacs.