Karachi is currently 1 hour ahead of Dubai. Convert time between Karachi and Dubai, see the exact difference, and find the best hours for calls and meetings.
Karachi uses Pakistan Standard Time. Dubai uses Gulf Standard Time. Karachi time is 1 hour ahead of Dubai. So, when it is 12:00 AM in Karachi, it is 11:00 PM in Dubai.
Common Karachi times and their Dubai equivalents.
| Karachi Time | Dubai Time |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM Karachi | 11:00 PM Dubai |
| 1:00 AM Karachi | 12:00 AM Dubai |
| 2:00 AM Karachi | 1:00 AM Dubai |
| 3:00 AM Karachi | 2:00 AM Dubai |
| 4:00 AM Karachi | 3:00 AM Dubai |
| 5:00 AM Karachi | 4:00 AM Dubai |
| 6:00 AM Karachi | 5:00 AM Dubai |
| 7:00 AM Karachi | 6:00 AM Dubai |
| 8:00 AM Karachi | 7:00 AM Dubai |
| 9:00 AM Karachi | 8:00 AM Dubai |
| 10:00 AM Karachi | 9:00 AM Dubai |
| 11:00 AM Karachi | 10:00 AM Dubai |
| 12:00 PM Karachi | 11:00 AM Dubai |
| 1:00 PM Karachi | 12:00 PM Dubai |
| 2:00 PM Karachi | 1:00 PM Dubai |
| 3:00 PM Karachi | 2:00 PM Dubai |
| 4:00 PM Karachi | 3:00 PM Dubai |
| 5:00 PM Karachi | 4:00 PM Dubai |
| 6:00 PM Karachi | 5:00 PM Dubai |
| 7:00 PM Karachi | 6:00 PM Dubai |
| 8:00 PM Karachi | 7:00 PM Dubai |
| 9:00 PM Karachi | 8:00 PM Dubai |
| 10:00 PM Karachi | 9:00 PM Dubai |
| 11:00 PM Karachi | 10:00 PM Dubai |
Karachi uses Pakistan Standard Time (PKT, UTC+5) year-round. Pakistan does not currently observe Daylight Saving Time (it was briefly reintroduced in 2008 but discontinued). The fixed UTC+5 places Karachi and Lahore thirty minutes behind IST and one hour ahead of Dubai.
Dubai and the UAE use Gulf Standard Time (GST, UTC+4) year-round with no Daylight Saving Time. The fixed offset makes Dubai scheduling predictable throughout the year. As a major financial and logistics hub, GST is a widely used timezone in the Middle East and South Asia corridor.
The offset between Karachi and Dubai is fixed — neither location observes Daylight Saving Time.
| Period | Note | Karachi | Dubai | Offset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All year current | No Daylight Saving Time observed | GMT+5 (UTC+5) | GMT+4 (UTC+4) | 1 hour |
Neither Karachi nor Dubai observes Daylight Saving Time. The offset between these two zones is fixed year-round.
Karachi is currently 1 hour ahead of Dubai. Karachi uses Pakistan Standard Time (UTC+5) and Dubai uses Gulf Standard Time (UTC+4).
The best overlap window is 10:00 am–6:00 pm Karachi time, which corresponds to 9:00 am–5:00 pm Dubai time. Both cities are within standard business hours (9 am–6 pm) during this window.
When it is 9:00 AM in Karachi, it is 8:00 am in Dubai. Karachi is 1 hour ahead of Dubai.
When it is 5:00 PM in Dubai, it is 6:00 pm in Karachi.