Current time in Karachi

Pakistan · UTC+5

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Asia/Karachi

UTC offset

UTC+5

Daylight Saving

No — not observed

Time zone ID

Asia/Karachi

Business hours

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM PKT (Monday–Saturday)

About Karachi's time zone

Karachi follows Pakistan Standard Time (PKT, UTC+5) year-round. Pakistan experimented with daylight saving time in 2008 and 2009 but abandoned it due to public opposition and the impracticality of early sunrise times during summer. PKT puts Karachi 5 hours ahead of London and 10 hours ahead of New York. Karachi is Pakistan's largest city and economic capital, processing about 95% of Pakistan's international trade through its port.

Best time to call Karachi

Calling from	Recommended window
London	4:00 AM – 1:00 PM GMT
New York	11:00 PM – 8:00 AM ET
Dubai	8:00 AM – 5:00 PM GST
Singapore	12:00 PM – 9:00 PM SGT

Did you know? Pakistan's 6-day work week (Monday through Saturday) puts it out of sync with most of its major trading partners, who work 5 days. The shortened Friday is due to Islamic prayer obligations — Friday afternoons are reserved for Jumu'ah prayers. This means Pakistani businesses effectively have 4.5 working days that overlap with Western business weeks.

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