What is NZST in PKT?

Pakistan Standard Time is 8 hours behind

New Zealand Time is on UTC+13:00 and Pakistan Standard Time is on UTC+5:00 right now. New Zealand Time is on daylight saving, so its clocks read NZDT. The gap changes during the year — see below.

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NZDT — New Zealand Time

PKT — Pakistan Standard Time

3:00 pm

PKT, Fri

Time in Auckland: 11:01:13 PM
Time in Karachi: 3:01:13 PM
Difference: −8 h
Next clock change: April 4, 2027

When the difference changes

New Zealand Time and Pakistan Standard Time do not change their clocks on the same dates, so the gap between them is not the same all year. Most converters show only today’s figure. These are the periods ahead:

Now – April 4, 2027Pakistan Standard Time is 8 hours behind
April 4, 2027 – September 26, 2027Pakistan Standard Time is 7 hours behind
September 26, 2027 – onwardsPakistan Standard Time is 8 hours behind

Periods shorter than a day are not listed. Each zone changes at its own local time, so on a date when both move there are a few hours when the gap is briefly something else.

Daylight saving

New Zealand Time

Sunday, April 4, 2027

Clocks go back one hour — 3:00 am becomes 2:00 am local time, and the zone is on NZST after that.

Pakistan Standard Time

No clock changes

Pakistan Standard Time stays on PKT all year, so its offset from UTC never moves.

NZST to PKT conversion table

Every hour of Friday, November 13, 2026, converted from New Zealand Time to Pakistan Standard Time. 8 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Karachi, which is marked.

12:00 am NZDT: 4:00 pm PKT−1 day
1:00 am NZDT: 5:00 pm PKT−1 day
2:00 am NZDT: 6:00 pm PKT−1 day
3:00 am NZDT: 7:00 pm PKT−1 day
4:00 am NZDT: 8:00 pm PKT−1 day
5:00 am NZDT: 9:00 pm PKT−1 day
6:00 am NZDT: 10:00 pm PKT−1 day
7:00 am NZDT: 11:00 pm PKT−1 day
8:00 am NZDT: 12:00 am PKT
9:00 am NZDT: 1:00 am PKT
10:00 am NZDT: 2:00 am PKT
11:00 am NZDT: 3:00 am PKT

12:00 pm NZDT: 4:00 am PKT
1:00 pm NZDT: 5:00 am PKT
2:00 pm NZDT: 6:00 am PKT
3:00 pm NZDT: 7:00 am PKT
4:00 pm NZDT: 8:00 am PKT
5:00 pm NZDT: 9:00 am PKT
6:00 pm NZDT: 10:00 am PKT
7:00 pm NZDT: 11:00 am PKT
8:00 pm NZDT: 12:00 pm PKT
9:00 pm NZDT: 1:00 pm PKT
10:00 pm NZDT: 2:00 pm PKT
11:00 pm NZDT: 3:00 pm PKT

Scheduling between the two

Working hours overlap from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm NZDT, which is 9:00 am to 10:00 am PKT. Anything inside that window falls in the normal working day at both ends.