Pakistan Standard Time ( ur, , abbreviated as PKT) is UTC+05:00 hours ahead of

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. The

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is in use during standard time in

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History

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had been following UTC+05:30 since 1907 (during the

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) and continued using it after

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in 1947. On 15 September 1951, following the findings of mathematician Mahmood Anwar, two time zones were introduced. ''

Karachi Time Karachi Time ( ur, , abbreviated as KART, LMT or Local Mean Time) was a time zone set at UTC+04:28:12 ahead of Greenwich Mean Time and observed prior until 1907 in Karachi. The local time was established by the Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Indust ...

(KART)'' was introduced in

West Pakistan West Pakistan ( ur, , translit=Mag̱ẖribī Pākistān, ; bn, পশ্চিম পাকিস্তান, translit=Pôścim Pakistan) was one of the two Provincial exclaves created during the One Unit Scheme in 1955 in Pakistan. It was d ...

by adjusting 30 minutes off UTC+05:30 to UTC+05:00, while ''

Dacca Time Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city i ...

'' (DACT) was introduced in

East Pakistan East Pakistan was a Pakistani province established in 1955 by the One Unit Scheme, One Unit Policy, renaming the province as such from East Bengal, which, in modern times, is split between India and Bangladesh. Its land borders were with India ...

by subtracting 30 minutes off UTC+06:30 to UTC+06:00. The changes were made effective on 30, September 1951. PKT is measured in

Gilgit Gilgit (; Shina: ; ur, ) is the capital city of Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan. The city is located in a broad valley near the confluence of the Gilgit River and the Hunza River. It is a major tourist destination in Pakistan, serving as a h ...

, near the village of Naltar. In 1971, Karachi Time was renamed to Pakistan Standard Time.

Daylight saving time

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is no longer observed in Pakistan.Gap analysis on Energy Efficiency institutional arrangements in Pakistan
Asif Masood, pp.44, 2010, UN ESCAP (Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific), United Nations, "…In 2002, Pakistan introduced Daylight (DST)…met with public controversy and resistance was discontinued the same year. During the energy crisis of 2007–2008, the Government once again announced DST during summer season. It was implemented for almost two years before it was discontinued in 2010 because of the same public controversy and resistance…"

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History

Daylight saving time

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