Pakistan operates on Pakistan Standard Time (PKT), which is 5 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+5). The entire country follows a single timezone and does not observe daylight saving time.
Major cities including Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Faisalabad, and Rawalpindi all follow PKT. Pakistan shares its timezone with the Maldives, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan.
Pakistan is home to K2, the world's second-highest mountain at 8,611 meters. The country briefly experimented with daylight saving time in 2002, 2008, and 2009 but discontinued it due to public opposition and its incompatibility with prayer times during Ramadan. Pakistan has the world's largest irrigation system and is the sixth most populous country.