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What is PST in PKT?

Pakistan Standard Time is 13 hours ahead

Pacific Time is on UTC−8:00 and Pakistan Standard Time is on UTC+5:00 right now. The gap changes during the year — see below.

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PKT — Pakistan Standard Time

1:00 pm

PKT, Sat

Time in Los Angeles
12:30:29 AM
Time in Karachi
1:30:29 PM
Difference
+13 h
Next clock change
March 14, 2027

When the difference changes

Pacific 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:

  1. Now – March 14, 2027Pakistan Standard Time is 13 hours ahead
  2. March 14, 2027 – November 7, 2027Pakistan Standard Time is 12 hours ahead
  3. November 7, 2027 – onwardsPakistan Standard Time is 13 hours ahead

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

Pacific Time

Sunday, March 14, 2027

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

Pakistan Standard Time

No clock changes

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

PST to PKT conversion table

Every hour of Saturday, November 7, 2026, converted from Pacific Time to Pakistan Standard Time. 13 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Karachi, which is marked.

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

Scheduling between the two

There is no overlap between a nine-to-six working day in Los Angeles and one in Karachi — the gap is too wide. A call has to sit early or late for one side. Early morning in Los Angeles is the usual compromise, since that is late afternoon or evening in Karachi.

Pacific Time (PST) is used in San Francisco, Seattle, Las Vegas and Vancouver

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