| Pakistan Standard Time | |
| Initials: | PKT |
| Offset: | +05:00 |
| Dst Use: | none |
| Display Observance: | yes |
Pakistan Standard Time (ur|{{nq|پاکستان معیاری وقت, abbreviated as PKT) is UTC+05:00 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. The time zone is in use during standard time in Asia.
Present day Pakistan had been following since 1907 (during the British Raj) and continued using it after independence in 1947. 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 to, while Dacca Time (DACT) was introduced in East Pakistan by subtracting 30 minutes off to . The changes were made effective on 30 September 1951.[1] After the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, Karachi Time was renamed to Pakistan Standard Time.
See main article: Daylight saving time in Pakistan. Daylight saving time was formerly observed in Pakistan in 2002, 2008 and 2009. It is currently not observed.[2]