Pakistan Standard Time Explained

Pakistan Standard Time
Initials:	PKT
Offset:	+05:00
Dst Use:	none
Display Observance:	yes

Pakistan Standard Time (Urdu: {{nq|پاکستان معیاری وقت, abbreviated as PKT) is UTC+05:00 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. The time zone is in use during standard time in Asia.

History

Pakistan had been following since 1907 (during the British Raj) and continued using it after independence in 1947. On 15 September 1951, following the findings of mathematician Mahmood Anwar, two time zones were introduced. Karachi Time (KART) was introduced in West Pakistan by adjusting 30 minutes off to, while Dacca Time (DACT) was introduced in East Pakistan by subtracting 30 minutes off to . The changes were made effective on 30, September 1951.^[1] In 1971, Karachi Time was renamed to Pakistan Standard Time.

Daylight saving time

See main article: Daylight saving time in Pakistan. Daylight saving time is no longer observed in Pakistan.^[2] but it was in 2002, 2008, 2009.

See also

• • Time in Pakistan
• Karachi Time
• Yekaterinburg Time

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1951. pakistanspace.tripod.com.
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20130513024632/http://eeasia.unescap.org/PDFs/Gap-Analysis-Pakistan.pdf Gap analysis on Energy Efficiency institutional arrangements in Pakistan