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Current Time in Karachi

Check the current time in Karachi, Pakistan. Karachi uses Pakistan Standard Time at UTC+5 and keeps the same clock year-round with no daylight saving.

11:13:14

Saturday, June 20, 2026

Pakistan Standard Time — UTC+5

Outside business hours

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Karachi time zone at a glance

The key facts for Karachi, Pakistan, and how its clock relates to UTC.

About time in Karachi

Karachi keeps Pakistan Standard Time, a whole-hour offset of UTC+5. Pakistan briefly experimented with daylight saving in the late 2000s but has since dropped it, so the clock now stays put all year. This places Karachi half an hour behind neighboring India, which runs on a half-hour offset at UTC+5:30. The steady UTC+5 setting keeps Karachi a convenient five hours ahead of London in the winter months.

Karachi does not observe daylight saving time, so it keeps a fixed offset of UTC+5 (no DST) every day of the year. The live clock above reads Karachi's local time directly from the IANA time zone database in your browser, so it stays accurate through daylight-saving transitions without any manual adjustment. To plan a call or convert a specific moment, use the timezone converter or meeting planner linked below.

Frequently asked questions about Karachi time

Does Karachi observe daylight saving time?

No. Pakistan tried daylight saving briefly years ago but abandoned it, so Karachi stays on UTC+5 all year.

What is the time difference between Karachi and Delhi?

Karachi is thirty minutes behind Delhi, since Pakistan uses UTC+5 while India uses UTC+5:30.

What time zone is Karachi in?

Pakistan Standard Time (PKT), UTC+5, IANA zone Asia/Karachi.

Current time in other cities

Compare Karachi with other major world clocks.

Mumbai Current local time in Mumbai, India (UTC+5:30 (no DST)). Delhi Current local time in Delhi, India (UTC+5:30 (no DST)). Dhaka Current local time in Dhaka, Bangladesh (UTC+6 (no DST)). New York Current local time in New York, United States (UTC-5 (UTC-4 in summer)). Los Angeles Current local time in Los Angeles, United States (UTC-8 (UTC-7 in summer)). Chicago Current local time in Chicago, United States (UTC-6 (UTC-5 in summer)).

Time tools for Karachi

Timezone Converter Convert a specific date and time between Karachi and any other zone. Meeting Planner Find overlapping working hours across Karachi and other cities. World Clock See live times for major cities side by side.

Learn about time zones

Background guides that explain how Karachi's clock relates to the rest of the world.

What Is a Time Zone? How offsets from UTC work and why Karachi keeps the clock it does. How to Convert Time Zones A reliable method for converting Karachi time to anywhere else. Time Zone Abbreviations Why codes like PKT are ambiguous and how to avoid mistakes.