Time in Pakistan
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Time in Pakistan is given by Pakistan Standard Time (PKT).
History[edit]
| Period in use | Time offset from GMT[1] | Notes |
| 1842–1906 | UTC+04:28:12 | Local Mean Time (LMT) |
| 1907–1951 | UTC+05:30:00 | |
| 1951–1971 | UTC+05:00:00 in West Pakistan UTC+06:00:00 in East Pakistan |
Karachi Time (KART) Dacca Time (DACT) |
| 1971–present | UTC+05:00:00 in Pakistan | Pakistan Standard Time (PKT) |
Notation[edit]
Daylight saving time[edit]
Daylight saving time in Pakistan is no longer observed.
IANA time zone database[edit]
The IANA time zone database contains one zone for Pakistan in the file zone.tab, named Asia/Karachi.
References[edit]
- ^ "Time Zone & Clock Changes in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan". www.timeanddate.com.