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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] After the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, Karachi Time was renamed ...
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. Daylight Saving Time starts on 9 February 2025 and ends on 7 September 2025.
The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT; Urdu: وفاقی دارالحکومت, romanized: Vafāqī Dār-alhakūmat) is the only federal territory of Pakistan that is centred around Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, located on the northern edge of the Pothohar Plateau, at the foot of the Margalla Hills, in the northwestern area of the Punjab region.
Since 2002, Pakistan has implemented Daylight Saving Time (DST) multiple times, adjusting local time from UTC+05:00 to UTC+06:00 during different summer periods. In 2002, DST was observed from the first Sunday in April (April 7) at 00:00 to the first Sunday in October (October 6) at 00:00.
Attock (Punjabi, Urdu: اٹک), formerly known as Campbellpur (Punjabi, Urdu: کیمبل پور), [3] is a city in Punjab, Pakistan, not far from the country's capital Islamabad. It is the headquarters of the Attock District and is 36th largest city in the Punjab and 61st largest city in the country, by population.
Sargodha (Punjabi/Urdu: سرگودھا; Punjabi pronunciation: [sɐɾˈɡoː˦d̪ˑäː]; Urdu pronunciation: [ˈsəɾˌɡoːˈd̪ʱɑː]) is a city and capital of Sargodha Division, located in central Punjab, Pakistan. It is Pakistan's 11th largest city by population [15] and one of the fastest-growing cities of the country. [16]
Islamabad (/ ɪ z ˈ l ɑː m ə b æ d / ⓘ; [6] Urdu: اسلامآباد, romanized: Islāmābād, [ɪs.lɑːm.ɑː.bɑːd̪] ⓘ; transl. 'City of Islam') is the capital city of Pakistan. [7] It is the country's tenth-most populous city with a population of 1,108,872 people [ 5 ] [ 8 ] and is federally administered by the Pakistani ...
Islamabad contributes 1% to the gross domestic product of the nation, despite comprising only 0.8% of the total population. [9] Islamabad Stock Exchange was founded in 1989 and is the third-ranked stock exchange in Pakistan after the Karachi Stock Exchange and Lahore Stock Exchange. [10]