Pakistan · Asia/Karachi · UTC+05:00
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Convert any time to/from Islamabad (Asia/Karachi)
Offset: UTC+05:00 | TZ: Asia/Karachi
Islamabad is the planned capital of Pakistan, built in the 1960s at the foot of the Margalla Hills. Pakistan uses UTC+5 year-round.
Islamabad is in the Pakistan Standard Time (PKT) time zone, with the IANA identifier Asia/Karachi and a standard offset of UTC+05:00. Pakistan does not observe Daylight Saving Time, so Islamabad stays on UTC+05:00 all year. Standard time puts Islamabad 30 minutes behind India (IST) and 5 hours ahead of UTC.
The table shows how Islamabad compares with major time zones, and what 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Islamabad are elsewhere.
| Compared with | Islamabad is | 9:00 AM in Islamabad | 5:00 PM in Islamabad |
|---|---|---|---|
| UTC / GMT | 5 hours ahead of UTC | 04:00 | 12:00 |
| India (IST) | 30 minutes behind India (IST) | 09:30 | 17:30 |
| London (UK) | 5 hours ahead of London (GMT) | 04:00 | 12:00 |
| New York (US Eastern) | 10 hours ahead of New York (EST) | 23:00 (previous day) | 07:00 |
Differences use standard time. The UK and the US move their clocks by one hour in summer, so the gap with them can change by an hour for part of the year.
Islamabad is in the Pakistan Standard Time (PKT) time zone (Asia/Karachi), which is UTC+05:00 in standard time.
No. Islamabad stays on UTC+05:00 year-round.
In standard time, Islamabad is 30 minutes behind India (IST). India uses IST (UTC+05:30) all year.
The standard UTC offset of Islamabad is UTC+05:00.
The live clock displayed above reflects the real-time local time currently in Islamabad, making it an ideal tool for international business coordination, travel planning, remote work scheduling, and staying connected across time zones.
The cities listed below represent some of the most prominent urban centers near Islamabad, along with their respective local times for easy comparison and scheduling.