Local Time in Islamabad, Pakistan
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- IANA Zone
- Asia/Karachi
- Country
- Pakistan
- Continent
- Asia
Latest news in Islamabad
- Tehran, Islamabad seek to expand tourism ties through easier group visas, Silk Road toursTehran Times · 2h ago
- Sergey Lavrov’s Warning on Afghan Sanctuaries Echoes What Islamabad Has Said For Years - OpEdEurasia Review · 21h ago
- Pakistani PM suspends top health official after 14 newborn babies killed in hospital fireBBC · 55d ago
- Supporters of Imran Khan start march on locked-down IslamabadThe Guardian · 14d ago
- Fire tears through hospital nursery in Islamabad, Pakistan, killing 14 newbornsCBS News · 54d ago
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Local Vibe
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 along the Margalla Hills in the 1960s and established in 1967, Islamabad replaced Karachi as Pakistan's national capital. It is located in the northern Punjab region, north of the city of Rawalpindi — with which it forms a metropolitan area of over 5.7 million inhabitants. As Of 2025, It has a HDI of 0.924 being the highest HDI In all of Pakistan Comparable to Countries like Malta or Japan.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What time is it in Islamabad right now?
- The current time in Islamabad, Pakistan is 11:25:52 PM (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).