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Karachi Time (KART) was introduced in West Pakistan by adjusting 30 minutes off 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] In 1971, Karachi Time was renamed to Pakistan Standard Time.
Daylight saving time. 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. IANA time zone database
UTC−08:00 (Zone 4 or Northwest Zone) – State of Baja California. UTC−07:00 (Zone 3 or Pacific Zone) – States of Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Nayarit, Sinaloa and Sonora. UTC−06:00 (Zone 2 or Central Zone) – Most of Mexico. UTC−05:00 (Zone 1 or Southeast Zone) – State of Quintana Roo. Time in Mexico. Chile.
Day light saving time is expected to start in Pakistan on Sunday 14 April 2024, at 00:00 to Sunday 8 December 2024. To maximise use of daylight and save energy. 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. The government cabinet decided to do this "in order to ...
Time zones of the world. A time zone is an area which observes a uniform standard time for legal, commercial and social purposes. Time zones tend to follow the boundaries between countries and their subdivisions instead of strictly following longitude, because it is convenient for areas in frequent communication to keep the same time.
Top left: Liaquat Ali Khan, Pakistan's first ever prime minister after its foundation. Top right: Benazir Bhutto served as the first and only female prime minister of Pakistan. Bottom left: Imran Khan, 22nd prime minister and a popular figure in the modern period. Bottom right: Shehbaz Sharif is the incumbent prime minister of Pakistan.
Hinduism is the second largest religious affiliation in Pakistan after Islam. [3] While Hinduism was one of the dominant faiths in the region a few centuries back, [4] [5] [6] today Hindus account for only 2.14% of Pakistan's population or about 4.4 million people according to the 2017 Pakistani census. [7]
As of the 2017 Census, there are two megacities, ten million-plus cities, and 100 cities having a population of 100,000 or more. Of these 100 cities, 58 are located in the country's most populous province, Punjab, 22 in Sindh, 11 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, six in Balochistan, two in Azad Kashmir, and one in Islamabad Capital Territory.