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Thursday, January 29, 2026
UTC +5 Asia/Karachi Asia/Karachi

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What time is in Pakistan

Current local time in Pakistan. See the exact time across Pakistan, time zone info (Asia/Karachi), UTC +5 UTC offset, DST status, and time differences from major cities worldwide.

Time zone info for Pakistan

UTC +5
Asia/Karachi
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Time zone details

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  • Standard and daylight offsets update automatically.
  • The IANA time zone identifier for Pakistan is Asia/Karachi.

Air Quality Index & Weather in Parachinar

Temperature 26°C
Condition Clear sky
Wind speed 7 km/h
AQI 20
AQI category Good
PM2.5 4.9 µg/m3

Using Parachinar as the reference location. Showing cached conditions. Last update 11:15 AM.

Time difference

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Pakistan

Times are approximate and update daily.

Sunrise 5:58 AM
Sunset 7:02 PM
Day length 13h 3m
Solar noon 12:30 PM

Time in Pakistan — time zone and key facts

Pakistan has a population of over 40,024,188.5 and uses one time zone (Asia/Karachi). The current local time applies to the largest city, Parachinar, and most of the country.

The time in Pakistan right now

When you check what time it is in Pakistan, the clock above shows the live local time based on the time zone. Pakistan's offset from UTC is UTC +5, which means it is ahead of Coordinated Universal Time.

Daylight saving time in Pakistan

Whether Pakistan observes daylight saving time (DST) depends on the time zone year-round schedule. The IANA time zone identifier for Pakistan is Asia/Karachi. Check the DST status indicator above to see if daylight saving is currently active or if Pakistan stays on standard time all year.

Cities in Pakistan

Major cities in Pakistan include Parachinar, Sialkote, Sheikhu Pura, Gujrat, Sahiwal, Chiniot and 6 more. Each of these locations follows the same time zone listed above.