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{{Short description|Identifier for a time offset from UTC of +05:00}} |
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|title = Pakistan Standard Time |
|title = Pakistan Standard Time |
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|offset = +05:00 |
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'''Pakistan Standard Time''' ({{ |
'''[[Pakistan]] Standard Time''' ({{langx|ur|{{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]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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{{further|Time in Pakistan}} |
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[[File:Timezones2014 UTC+5.png|thumb|300px|UTC+05 2010: Blue (December), Orange (June), Yellow (all year round), Light Blue - Sea areas]] |
[[File:Timezones2014 UTC+5.png|thumb|300px|UTC+05:00 2010: Blue (December), Orange (June), Yellow (all year round), Light Blue - Sea areas]] |
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Pakistan had been following UTC+05:30 since 1907 (during the [[British Raj]]) and continued using it after [[Independence of Pakistan|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 |
Present day [[Pakistan]] had been following [[UTC+05:30]] since 1907 (during the [[British Raj]]) and continued using it after [[Independence of Pakistan|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 subtracting 30 minutes from [[UTC+05:30]] to [[UTC+05:00]], while ''[[Dacca Time]]'' (DACT) was introduced in [[East Pakistan]] by subtracting 30 minutes off [[UTC+06:30]] to [[UTC+06:00]]. The changes were made effective on 30 September 1951.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pakistanspace.tripod.com/chronicle/1951.htm|title=1951|website=pakistanspace.tripod.com}}</ref> After the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, Karachi Time was renamed to Pakistan Standard Time. |
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==Daylight saving time== |
==Daylight saving time== |
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{{Main|Daylight saving time in Pakistan}} |
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Daylight saving time |
[[Daylight saving time]] was formerly observed in Pakistan in 2002, 2008 and 2009. It is currently not observed.<ref name="ref39koroq">[https://web.archive.org/web/20130513024632/http://eeasia.unescap.org/PDFs/Gap-Analysis-Pakistan.pdf 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 {{sic|Saving|s Time}} (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…"</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[UTC+05:00]] |
*[[UTC+05:00]] |
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*[[Time in Pakistan]] |
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*[[Karachi Time]] |
*[[Karachi Time]] |
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*[[Asia/Karachi]] |
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*[[Yekaterinburg Time]] |
*[[Yekaterinburg Time]] |
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[[Category:Time in Pakistan]] |
[[Category:Time in Pakistan]] |
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Latest revision as of 00:39, 11 November 2024
| Pakistan Standard Time | |
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| Time zone | |
 Pakistan Standard Time | |
| UTC offset | |
| PKT | UTC+05:00 |
| Current time | |
| 05:57, 6 January 2025 PKT [refresh] | |
| Observance of DST | |
| DST is not observed in this time zone. | |
Pakistan Standard Time (Urdu: 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
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Present day Pakistan had been following UTC+05:30 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 subtracting 30 minutes from UTC+05:30 to UTC+05:00, while Dacca Time (DACT) was introduced in East Pakistan by subtracting 30 minutes off UTC+06:30 to UTC+06:00. The changes were made effective on 30 September 1951.[1] After the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, Karachi Time was renamed to Pakistan Standard Time.
Daylight saving time
[edit]Daylight saving time was formerly observed in Pakistan in 2002, 2008 and 2009. It is currently not observed.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "1951". pakistanspace.tripod.com.
- ^ 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 Savings Time [sic] (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…"
