IslamabadPakistan
Current time in Islamabad, Pakistan
Friday, 25 September 2026
Pakistan Standard TimeUTC+05:00
⛶ Full-screen clockIslamabad time at a glance
- Country
- Pakistan
- Location
- Capital city of Pakistan
- Time zone
Asia/Karachi- UTC offset now
UTC+05:00- Current zone label
- GMT+5
- Next clock change
- No upcoming change available
Islamabad time guide
Does Islamabad change its clocks?
UTC+05:00.- Year-round offset
- Pakistan Standard Time (PKT), UTC+05:00
- Time-zone identifier
- Asia/Karachi
- Islamabad and London
- 5 hours ahead during GMT; 4 hours ahead during BST
- Islamabad and New York
- 10 hours ahead during EST; 9 hours ahead during EDT
Urban capital and federal territory
Islamabad Capital Territory includes rural areas
Pakistan's 2023 census publishes Islamabad Capital Territory as a distinct census area. Its total includes urban Islamabad and rural localities, so it is broader than the planned city alone.
Time-zone identity for Islamabad
- IANA zone
Asia/Karachi- UTC offset now
- UTC+05:00
- Current zone label
- GMT+5
- Clock-change status
- No UTC offset change was found in the next 370 days.
Islamabad is currently 5 hours ahead of UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.
Clock changes in Islamabad
370-day checked horizon
No UTC offset change was found through Thursday, 30 September 2027 in runtime time-zone data 2026b.
Time-zone history
UTC offset changes for Islamabad
A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for Asia/Karachi, covering 2021 through 2031. Events are offset changes; their legal or daylight-saving cause is not inferred.
Previous 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the previous 5 years.
Next 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the next 5 years.
Dates are calculated from IANA time-zone rules. The calculation checks for offset changes throughout the displayed period and resolves each change to the nearest second.
Capital city context
About Islamabad, capital of Pakistan
Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan. This page combines its live local clock with location, time-zone, weather, Sun and Moon information.
- Capital status
- Capital of Pakistan
- Administrative area
- Pakistan
- Population
- 601,600
- Coordinates
- 33.7215° N, 73.0433° E. The elevation is 579 metres.
Nearby city clocks
Cities near Islamabad
Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from Islamabad. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.
- AlipurIslamabad, Pakistan15 km southeast
Asia/KarachiSame local time - RawalpindiPunjab, Pakistan14 km south
Asia/KarachiSame local time - Wah CanttPunjab, Pakistan28 km west
Asia/KarachiSame local time - HaripurKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan32 km north
Asia/KarachiSame local time - KahutaPunjab, Pakistan35 km southeast
Asia/KarachiSame local time - MurreePunjab, Pakistan38 km northeast
Asia/KarachiSame local time
Sources for Islamabad time and city facts
Time-zone calculations use runtime tzdb 2026b. Weather and astronomy sources include their own retrieval times where available.
View 4 sources
- GeoNames cities15000GeoNames · 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · AccessedCity and country names, administrative area, coordinates and population.
- IANA Time Zone DatabaseInternet Assigned Numbers Authority · 2026b · Public domain · AccessedTime-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
- Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode Consortium · 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · AccessedEnglish display names for countries, currencies and languages.
- 2023 Population and Housing Census: Islamabad Capital Territory ReportPakistan Bureau of Statistics · 2023 census · AccessedOfficial release of the detailed Islamabad Capital Territory census report.