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Time offset from GMT [1] Notes; Prior until 1907 UTC+04:28:12: Karachi Time (KART) 1907–1951 UTC+05:30: Indian Standard Time (IST) 1951–1971 UTC+05:00 in West Pakistan UTC+06:00 in East Pakistan (today Bangladesh) Karachi Time (KART) Dacca Time (DACT) 1971–present UTC+05:00 in Pakistan: Pakistan Standard Time (PKT)
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 .
In terms of time usage, both the 24-hour clock and 12-hour clock are widely used in the country. The 12-hour notation is widely used in daily life, written communication, and is used in spoken language.
The government later extended the end date to October 31, including the holy month of Ramadan, which had begun prior in the first few days of September. [2] [3] Pakistan's usage of DST originally was required to end on August 31st. [4] In 2009, DST was observed from April 15 through October 31.
Merewether Clock Tower or Merewether Tower (Urdu: میری ویدر ٹاور) [2] is a neo-Gothic clocktower built during the Victorian era in Karachi, Pakistan. [3] The tower is a landmark in central Karachi, and is at the termini of two of the most important roads in central Karachi: Muhammad Ali Jinnah Road and I. I. Chundrigar Road.
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 ...
Parts of Karachi received 147 mm (5.79 inches) of rain overnight, the local weather office said. The city's mayor, Murtaza Wahab, in a post on X, urged residents to avoid "unnecessary movement".
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. Islamabad is the nation's capital, while Karachi is its largest city and financial centre. Pakistan is the 33rd-largest country ...