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Asia/Karachi · PKT (UTC+5)
IST is 0h 30m ahead · Compared to IST (India)
Karachi Time Zone — Asia/Karachi
PKT · UTC+5 · No DST
The Asia/Karachi timezone covers Kazakhstan, Maldives, Pakistan, Russia and 4 more countries. It operates year-round at UTC+5 with no Daylight Saving adjustment. For Indian users and remote workers, Karachi is currently IST is 0h 30m ahead — a key reference for scheduling calls and coordinating across time zones with India.
UTC Offset
UTC+5
IST Difference
IST is 0h 30m ahead
DST
Not observed
Cities in Dataset
949
8 countries
Largest: Karachi (20.2M)
Primary City — Karachi
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Population 20,249,000
Coordinates 24.8600°N, 67.0100°E
Local time now —
IST equivalent —
Timezone Asia/Karachi
Capital status admin
All Cities in Asia/Karachi 949
Showing top 100 cities by population. Use the filter to search all 949 cities.
| # | City | State / Province | Country | Population | Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karachi | Sindh | Pakistan | 20.2M | admin |
| 2 | Lahore | Punjab | Pakistan | 12.3M | admin |
| 3 | Kotla Qasim Khan | Punjab | Pakistan | 3.2M | — |
| 4 | Faisalabad | Punjab | Pakistan | 3.2M | minor |
| 5 | Tashkent | Toshkent | Uzbekistan | 3.1M | primary |
| 6 | Almaty | Almaty | Kazakhstan | 2.2M | admin |
| 7 | Rawalpindi | Punjab | Pakistan | 2.1M | minor |
| 8 | Gujranwala | Punjab | Pakistan | 2.0M | minor |
| 9 | Peshawar | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Pakistan | 2.0M | admin |
| 10 | Multan | Punjab | Pakistan | 1.9M | minor |
| 11 | Hyderabad City | Sindh | Pakistan | 1.7M | minor |
| 12 | Dushanbe | Dushanbe | Tajikistan | 1.6M | primary |
| 13 | Yekaterinburg | Sverdlovskaya Oblast’ | Russia | 1.5M | admin |
| 14 | Shymkent | Shymkent | Kazakhstan | 1.2M | admin |
| 15 | Chelyabinsk | Chelyabinskaya Oblast’ | Russia | 1.2M | admin |
| 16 | Ufa | Bashkortostan | Russia | 1.1M | admin |
| 17 | Astana | Nur-Sultan | Kazakhstan | 1.1M | primary |
| 18 | Ashgabat | Aşgabat | Turkmenistan | 1.0M | primary |
| 19 | Perm | Permskiy Kray | Russia | 1.0M | admin |
| 20 | Islamabad | Islamabad | Pakistan | 1.0M | primary |
| 21 | Namangan | Namangan | Uzbekistan | 1.0M | admin |
| 22 | Quetta | Balochistan | Pakistan | 1.0M | admin |
| 23 | Tyumen | Tyumenskaya Oblast’ | Russia | 861K | admin |
| 24 | Kumila | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Pakistan | 785K | — |
| 25 | Khŭjand | Sughd | Tajikistan | 770K | admin |
| 26 | Bahawalpur | Punjab | Pakistan | 762K | minor |
| 27 | Andijon | Andijon | Uzbekistan | 748K | admin |
| 28 | Parachinar | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Pakistan | 700K | — |
| 29 | Sargodha | Punjab | Pakistan | 660K | minor |
| 30 | Sialkot City | Punjab | Pakistan | 592K | minor |
| 31 | Orenburg | Orenburgskaya Oblast’ | Russia | 537K | admin |
| 32 | Qaraghandy | Qaraghandy | Kazakhstan | 516K | admin |
| 33 | Samarkand | Samarqand | Uzbekistan | 514K | admin |
| 34 | Sukkur | Sindh | Pakistan | 500K | minor |
| 35 | Pindi Bhattian | Punjab | Pakistan | 493K | — |
| 36 | Larkana | Sindh | Pakistan | 491K | minor |
| 37 | Chiniot | Punjab | Pakistan | 478K | minor |
| 38 | Shekhupura | Punjab | Pakistan | 473K | minor |
| 39 | Shah Latif Town | Sindh | Pakistan | 448K | — |
| 40 | Sanghar | Sindh | Pakistan | 434K | minor |
| 41 | Rahimyar Khan | Punjab | Pakistan | 420K | — |
| 42 | Jhang City | Punjab | Pakistan | 414K | minor |
| 43 | Magnitogorsk | Chelyabinskaya Oblast’ | Russia | 409K | minor |
| 44 | Öskemen | East Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan | 400K | admin |
| 45 | Dera Ghazi Khan | Punjab | Pakistan | 399K | minor |
| 46 | Surgut | Khanty-Mansiyskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug-Yugra | Russia | 396K | minor |
| 47 | Gujrat | Punjab | Pakistan | 391K | minor |
| 48 | Aqtöbe | Aqtöbe | Kazakhstan | 388K | admin |
| 49 | Cantonment | Punjab | Pakistan | 375K | — |
| 50 | Bhawana | Punjab | Pakistan | 374K | — |
| 51 | Malakwal | Punjab | Pakistan | 372K | — |
| 52 | Mardan | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Pakistan | 368K | minor |
| 53 | Taraz | Zhambyl | Kazakhstan | 358K | admin |
| 54 | Thari Mir Wah | Sindh | Pakistan | 352K | — |
| 55 | Semey | Abay | Kazakhstan | 350K | admin |
| 56 | Pavlodar | Pavlodar | Kazakhstan | 343K | admin |
| 57 | Vahdat | Nohiyahoi Tobei Jumhurí | Tajikistan | 343K | minor |
| 58 | Khipro | Sindh | Pakistan | 333K | — |
| 59 | Nukus | Qoraqalpog‘iston | Uzbekistan | 333K | admin |
| 60 | Chak Jhumra | Punjab | Pakistan | 332K | — |
| 61 | Nizhniy Tagil | Sverdlovskaya Oblast’ | Russia | 331K | minor |
| 62 | Hafizabad | Punjab | Pakistan | 319K | minor |
| 63 | Kasur | Punjab | Pakistan | 315K | minor |
| 64 | Kurgan | Kurganskaya Oblast’ | Russia | 311K | admin |
| 65 | Hisor | Nohiyahoi Tobei Jumhurí | Tajikistan | 308K | minor |
| 66 | Panjakent | Sughd | Tajikistan | 303K | minor |
| 67 | Khairpur Tamewah | Punjab | Pakistan | 300K | — |
| 68 | Chakwal | Punjab | Pakistan | 300K | minor |
| 69 | Farg‘ona | Farg‘ona | Uzbekistan | 299K | admin |
| 70 | Tursunzoda | Nohiyahoi Tobei Jumhurí | Tajikistan | 299K | minor |
| 71 | Nizhnevartovsk | Khanty-Mansiyskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug-Yugra | Russia | 283K | minor |
| 72 | Khanewal | Punjab | Pakistan | 282K | minor |
| 73 | Bukhara | Buxoro | Uzbekistan | 280K | admin |
| 74 | Marot | Punjab | Pakistan | 280K | — |
| 75 | Mingaora | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Pakistan | 280K | — |
| 76 | Qarshi | Qashqadaryo | Uzbekistan | 278K | admin |
| 77 | Sterlitamak | Bashkortostan | Russia | 277K | minor |
| 78 | Isfara | Sughd | Tajikistan | 274K | minor |
| 79 | Mehrabpur | Sindh | Pakistan | 274K | — |
| 80 | Istaravshan | Sughd | Tajikistan | 274K | minor |
| 81 | Turbat | Balochistan | Pakistan | 269K | minor |
| 82 | Khwazakhela | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Pakistan | 266K | — |
| 83 | Nawabshah | Sindh | Pakistan | 263K | minor |
| 84 | Skardu | Gilgit-Baltistan | Pakistan | 260K | — |
| 85 | Qo‘qon | Farg‘ona | Uzbekistan | 260K | — |
| 86 | Kotri | Sindh | Pakistan | 259K | — |
| 87 | Türkistan | Türkistan | Kazakhstan | 250K | admin |
| 88 | Sahiwal | Punjab | Pakistan | 248K | minor |
| 89 | Marg‘ilon | Farg‘ona | Uzbekistan | 243K | — |
| 90 | Qyzylorda | Qyzylorda | Kazakhstan | 242K | admin |
| 91 | Mirpur Khas | Sindh | Pakistan | 237K | minor |
| 92 | Oral | West Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan | 234K | admin |
| 93 | Okara | Punjab | Pakistan | 232K | minor |
| 94 | Türkmenabat | Lebap | Turkmenistan | 231K | admin |
| 95 | Thatta | Sindh | Pakistan | 220K | minor |
| 96 | Konibodom | Sughd | Tajikistan | 219K | minor |
| 97 | Qostanay | Qostanay | Kazakhstan | 217K | admin |
| 98 | Kŭlob | Khatlon | Tajikistan | 215K | minor |
| 99 | Chilas | Gilgit-Baltistan | Pakistan | 214K | minor |
| 100 | Mirpur Bhtoro | Sindh | Pakistan | 211K | — |
IST Conversion — PKT ↔ IST Quick Reference
Based on current offset (UTC+5). Fixed year-round — no DST adjustment needed.
| Local Time (PKT) | → | IST (India) |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | → | 12:30 AM |
| 6:00 AM | → | 6:30 AM |
| 9:00 AM | → | 9:30 AM |
| 12:00 PM | → | 12:30 PM |
| 5:00 PM | → | 5:30 PM |
| 9:00 PM | → | 9:30 PM |