Current Time in Karachi
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Country
Pakistan
Region
Asia
IANA Timezone
Asia/Karachi
UTC Offset
UTC+05:00
Abbreviation
GMT+5
Daylight Saving
No — fixed offset year-round
Karachi Time Now — Timezone & UTC Offset
Karachi operates on Pakistan Standard Time — PKT (UTC+5) — year-round. As Pakistan's largest city and its main port, Karachi time governs the country's banking and manufacturing schedules, sitting 30 minutes behind India Standard Time and 1 hour ahead of Afghanistan.
Pakistan does not observe daylight saving time; PKT (UTC+5) is Karachi's fixed, year-round offset.