Local Time in Islamabad, Pakistan
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- IANA Zone
- Asia/Karachi
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- Pakistan
- Continent
- Asia
Latest news in Islamabad
- Attacks between US and Iran across Mideast overshadow efforts to keep diplomacy aliveKSL.com · 3h ago
- Pakistan Urges Restraint, Offers Mediation During Iranian Minister's VisitKurdistan24 · 6h ago
- Mass protests roil Pakistan-controlled Azad Kashmir and the Islamabad-based political and military establishmentWorld Socialist Web Site · 19h ago
- Since Islamabad MoU: What’s changed for the US, Iran and the Gulf?Al Jazeera · 1d ago
- Iranian Interior Minister Meets Pakistani PM Sharif in Islamabad -WANA News Agency · 4h ago
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Islamabad is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's tenth-most populous city with a population of over 1.1 million; and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital Territory — with a metropolitan population of over 2.3 million. Built as a planned city in the 1960s and established in 1967 along the Margalla Hills, Islamabad replaced Karachi as Pakistan's national capital. It is located north of the city of Rawalpindi, the largest in northern Punjab, with which it forms a metropolitan area of over 5.7 million inhabitants.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What time is it in Islamabad right now?
- The current time in Islamabad, Pakistan is 02:14:20 AM (GMT+5), which is UTC+5.
- What time zone is Islamabad in?
- Islamabad uses the Asia/Karachi time zone (IANA identifier), currently abbreviated GMT+5, UTC+5.
- Does Islamabad observe daylight saving time?
- No. Islamabad does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays at UTC+5 year-round.
- What is the UTC offset in Islamabad?
- Islamabad is currently UTC+5 relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).