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Pakistan · Live local time
Current time in Pakistan
9:30:46 PM
Thursday, October 29, 2026
Asia/KarachiGMT+5Search another city
Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad share Pakistan Standard Time. Your selection also sets the converter’s From city and the planner’s City 1.
Pakistan at a glance
Useful Karachi timing information
Reliable local time information for calls, travel and international work.
Calculated from recognized browser time-zone information.
Check the local date when planning across midnight.
Pakistan. Other cities in a country may use different time zones.
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Karachi9:30 PMThursday, October 29, 2026
Casablanca4:30 PMThursday, October 29, 2026
Casablanca is 5 hrs behind Karachi
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Select three cities and your proposed meeting time. The table instantly shows the matching local times.
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Local planning guide
Understanding Pakistan time
Pakistan Standard Time gives Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad the same clock. The city selector lets you name the correct destination when comparing an appointment with someone abroad.
Guidance reviewed September 14, 2026. Live times follow your device clock and time-zone data.
Pakistan Standard Time and city coverage
Pakistan currently uses UTC+5 without a seasonal daylight-saving change. Its time-zone identifier is Asia/Karachi; the city name represents the country’s clock rules and also applies to Lahore and Islamabad.
Choose the city where the person or event is located. A trip between these cities does not need a time-zone adjustment, but you still need to allow for travel and check the date attached to each booking.
Source: IANA country and time-zone table
Use a clear time-zone label
Write “Pakistan time (UTC+5)” or use Asia/Karachi when creating a calendar event. A short abbreviation alone can be misunderstood by an international recipient.
Pakistan’s one-hour lead over the UAE makes the arithmetic straightforward: subtract one hour from Pakistan time to get UAE time. Near midnight, also move the date back. A 00:30 appointment in Pakistan is at 23:30 on the previous day in the UAE.
Make a family or team call easy to follow
Begin with the Pakistan city selector. It updates the live location, converter’s From city and the first planner location together. Set City 2 to the person abroad and City 3 to another participant if useful.
The meeting input follows your device’s time zone, which may be different from Pakistan. After entering a proposed date and time, read the Pakistan row to confirm the local hour you intended. For a repeating call with a country that changes clocks, check an occurrence after its next clock change too.
| Pakistan time | UAE time | UAE calendar date |
|---|---|---|
| 00:30 | 23:30 | Previous day |
| 11:00 | 10:00 | Same day |
| 21:00 | 20:00 | Same day |
Examples use Pakistan UTC+5 and UAE UTC+4. Include the date as well as the hour when sharing an overnight appointment.
Questions about Pakistan time
Does Lahore have the same time as Karachi?
Yes. Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad use Pakistan Standard Time. Changing between them in the selector does not change the local hour.
Does Pakistan currently change its clocks in summer?
No seasonal change is currently scheduled in the IANA rules used for Pakistan. Check a future appointment again if official time rules change.
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