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PKT to GST converter

Convert Pakistan Standard Time (PKT) to Gulf Standard Time (GST), with daylight saving applied for the exact date you pick.

From

Tue, Oct 27

To

Tue, Oct 27 Same day

PKT 9 to 5 GST 9 to 5

From zone
Pakistan Standard Time
Offset and clock
UTC+5 No daylight saving time
IANA name
Asia/Karachi
To zone
Gulf Standard Time
Offset and clock
UTC+4 No daylight saving time
IANA name
Asia/Dubai

GST is 1 hour behind PKT.

Time difference
Gulf Standard Time is 1 hour behind Pakistan Standard Time all year.
Meeting window
Working days of 9 AM to 5 PM overlap from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM PKT, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM GST.
Daylight saving
Neither zone observes daylight saving time, so the difference never changes.

Where PKT and GST apply

Shaded areas follow the official zone boundaries, so a country split across zones is split here too. Hover or tap a region for its local time.

  • Pakistan Standard Time
  • Gulf Standard Time
  • Same UTC offset right now, different zone rules

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Hour by hour

Every hour of Tuesday, October 27, 2026, side by side. Days with a clock change show 23 or 25 rows.

Shaded rows fall inside working hours in both places.

Hourly comparison of the two time zones. Choose a time to load it in the converter.
Karachi (PKT) Dubai (GST) Working hours
12:00 AM 11:00 PM previous day
1:00 AM 12:00 AM
2:00 AM 1:00 AM
3:00 AM 2:00 AM
4:00 AM 3:00 AM
5:00 AM 4:00 AM
6:00 AM 5:00 AM
7:00 AM 6:00 AM
8:00 AM 7:00 AM
9:00 AM 8:00 AM
10:00 AM 9:00 AM Both working
11:00 AM 10:00 AM Both working
12:00 PM 11:00 AM Both working
1:00 PM 12:00 PM Both working
2:00 PM 1:00 PM Both working
3:00 PM 2:00 PM Both working
4:00 PM 3:00 PM Both working
5:00 PM 4:00 PM
6:00 PM 5:00 PM
7:00 PM 6:00 PM
8:00 PM 7:00 PM
9:00 PM 8:00 PM
10:00 PM 9:00 PM
11:00 PM 10:00 PM

PKT to GST conversion table

Common PKT times and their GST equivalents.

PKT to GST conversion table
Pakistan Standard Time GST 1 h behind, all year
12:00 AM 11:00 PM (previous day)
6:00 AM 5:00 AM
8:00 AM 7:00 AM
9:00 AM 8:00 AM
10:00 AM 9:00 AM
12:00 PM 11:00 AM
2:00 PM 1:00 PM
3:00 PM 2:00 PM
5:00 PM 4:00 PM
6:00 PM 5:00 PM
8:00 PM 7:00 PM
10:00 PM 9:00 PM

Upcoming clock changes

Neither Pakistan Standard Time nor Gulf Standard Time changes its clocks in the next 18 months.

About the two zones

Pakistan Standard Time (PKT)

Pakistan Standard Time is UTC+5 all year. Pakistan last observed daylight saving time in 2009, so PKT is a fixed offset.

IANA zone
Asia/Karachi
Offset
UTC+5 all year
Used in
Pakistan
Major cities
Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Faisalabad

Gulf Standard Time (GST)

Gulf Standard Time is UTC+4 all year. The UAE and Oman do not observe daylight saving time.

IANA zone
Asia/Dubai
Offset
UTC+4 all year
Used in
the United Arab Emirates and Oman
Major cities
Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Muscat

GST can also mean South Georgia Time (UTC−2). Here GST means Gulf Standard Time (Asia/Dubai).

PKT and GST, answered

What is the time difference between PKT and GST?

Gulf Standard Time is 1 hour behind Pakistan Standard Time all year.

What is a good meeting time for PKT and GST?

Working days of 9 AM to 5 PM overlap from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM PKT, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM GST.

Does daylight saving time affect PKT to GST?

Neither zone observes daylight saving time, so the difference never changes.

Which GST does the PKT to GST converter use?

GST can also mean South Georgia Time (UTC−2). Here GST means Gulf Standard Time (Asia/Dubai).

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