Karachi

Pakistan • Pakistan Standard Time

Time Zone

Karachi uses Pakistan Standard Time (PKT), currently running at UTC+5 (year-round). Pakistan abolished daylight saving time in 2008. PKT (UTC+5) is fixed throughout the year.

Business & Commerce

Karachi, Pakistan's commercial capital and largest city, operates on Pakistan Standard Time (PKT, UTC+5) year-round with no daylight saving time — Pakistan abolished DST in 2008 after a brief trial, settling on the fixed UTC+5 offset. At five hours ahead of London (GMT) and ten hours ahead of New York (EST) in winter, Karachi's business day has only a narrow late-morning window of overlap with European hours. The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), headquartered in Karachi, is one of South Asia's active markets. Karachi is Pakistan's primary port city, handling the majority of the country's international maritime cargo, and the logistics operations of this port cross multiple time zone boundaries daily. At UTC+5, Karachi falls between Indian Standard Time (UTC+5:30) and Gulf Standard Time (UTC+4), placing it at a natural midpoint in scheduling across the South Asian and Middle Eastern business corridor.