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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] In 1971, Karachi Time was renamed to Pakistan Standard Time.
Pakistan has experimented with Daylight Saving Time (DST) a number of times since 2002, shifting local time from UTC+05:00 to UTC+06:00 during various summer periods. Daylight saving time in Pakistan has not been observed since 2009.
Karachi is now Pakistan's premier industrial and financial centre. The city has a formal economy estimated to be worth $190 billion as of 2021, which is the largest in the country. [37] [38] Karachi collects 35% of Pakistan's tax revenue, [39] and generates approximately 25% of Pakistan's entire GDP.
Punjabi (پنجابی) is an Indo-Aryan language primarily spoken in the Punjab province of Pakistan, with the prominent dialect being the Majha dialect, written in the Shahmukhi script. Punjabi is the most widely spoken language in Pakistan. It is spoken as a first language by 38.78% of Pakistanis. [25]
Karachi Time ( Urdu: کراچی وقت, 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 & Industry. [1] [2] From 1951 to 1971, the term Karachi Time was again used to denote ...
Hinduism is the second largest religious affiliation in Pakistan after Islam. [3] Though Hinduism was one of the dominant faiths in the region a few centuries ago, [4][5][6] Hindus accounted for just 2.17% of Pakistan's population (approx 5.2 million people) according to the 2023 Pakistani census. [7]
The ethnic groups in Karachi includes all the ethnic groups in Pakistan.Main ethinic group "Muhajirs" are in simple majority in Karachi with 50.60% of its population while Pathans are in second with 13.52 and Sindhi are in third number with only 11.12% according to 2023 Pakistani census.
The last time an international cricket match was played at the venue in Karachi was in February 2009, when Sri Lanka toured Pakistan. That series was cut short, following a 2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team. [21] It was the first tour in Pakistan of more than one match against another Test nation since Zimbabwe toured in May ...