Pakistan Standard Time
Pakistan Standard Time is UTC+05:00 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. The time zone is in use during standard time in Asia.History
had been following since 1907 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 was introduced in West Pakistan by adjusting 30 minutes off to, while Dacca Time was introduced in East Pakistan by subtracting 30 minutes off to. The changes were made effective on 30, September 1951. PKT is measured in Gilgit, near the village of Naltar. In 1971, Karachi Time was renamed to Pakistan Standard Time.is no longer observed in Pakistan.
