Does Islamabad observe daylight saving time?

No. Islamabad keeps a fixed UTC offset year-round and does not shift clocks for daylight saving time.

What is the time difference between Islamabad and New York?

Islamabad is currently 9 hours ahead of New York. The gap can change by an hour when either place switches to or from daylight saving time.

What is the time difference between Islamabad and London?

Islamabad is currently 4 hours ahead of London. The gap can change by an hour when either place switches to or from daylight saving time.

Which other cities share the same time as Islamabad?

Karachi, Pakistan; Lahore, Pakistan are in the same Asia/Karachi zone, so they always show the same wall-clock time as Islamabad.

Why might this time differ slightly from another site?

This page reads your browser's IANA time zone database for Asia/Karachi. Rare device clock-skew or an outdated OS time zone file can cause small differences elsewhere.

Pakistan · Asia

Islamabad

Asia/Karachi

11:02:49 PM

Monday, September 28, 2026

UTC Offset

UTC+05:00

Abbreviation

GMT+5

DST Active

Time of Day

Night

Outside business hours

Location

Lat: 33.68°

Lng: 73.05°

Compare with Other Cities

City	Local Time	UTC Offset	Date	Difference
Islamabad Pakistan	11:02 PM	UTC+05:00	Mon, Sep 28	Base
New York United States	02:02 PM	UTC-04:00	Mon, Sep 28	-9h
London United Kingdom	07:02 PM	UTC+01:00	Mon, Sep 28	-4h
Tokyo Japan	03:02 AM	UTC+09:00	Tue, Sep 29	+4h
Sydney Australia	04:02 AM	UTC+10:00	Tue, Sep 29	+5h
Dubai UAE	10:02 PM	UTC+04:00	Mon, Sep 28	-1h

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Live in Islamabad

11:02:49 PM

Monday, September 28, 2026 · UTC+05:00 GMT+5

Comparisons use the current instant in each IANA zone, including daylight-saving offsets.

About Islamabad's time zone

Islamabad is located in Pakistan, in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres at latitude 33.7°, longitude 73.0°. Local clocks follow the Asia/Karachi time zone.