Time in Abū Kabīr vs Karachi
Abū Kabīr keeps EEST (UTC+3) and Karachi keeps PKT (UTC+5) today. Karachi is 2 hours ahead of Abū Kabīr; the rows below read both clocks live.
The working day, side by side
Hours shaded in both rows are inside working hours in both cities: 11:00–18:00 in Karachi (09:00–16:00 your time).
| City | 00:00 in Abū Kabīr | 01:00 in Abū Kabīr | 02:00 in Abū Kabīr | 03:00 in Abū Kabīr | 04:00 in Abū Kabīr | 05:00 in Abū Kabīr | 06:00 in Abū Kabīr | 07:00 in Abū Kabīr | 08:00 in Abū Kabīr | 09:00 in Abū Kabīr | 10:00 in Abū Kabīr | 11:00 in Abū Kabīr | 12:00 in Abū Kabīr | 13:00 in Abū Kabīr | 14:00 in Abū Kabīr | 15:00 in Abū Kabīr | 16:00 in Abū Kabīr | 17:00 in Abū Kabīr | 18:00 in Abū Kabīr | 19:00 in Abū Kabīr | 20:00 in Abū Kabīr | 21:00 in Abū Kabīr | 22:00 in Abū Kabīr | 23:00 in Abū Kabīr |
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| Abū Kabīr—— | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Karachi—— | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
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Where daylight saving pulls them apart
Abū Kabīr next changes on Thursday 29 October 2026. Between those two dates the gap between the cities is an hour different from the one shown above — which is exactly when a recurring meeting drifts. Every date we track is on the daylight saving page.
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Common questions
How many hours ahead is Karachi of Abū Kabīr?
Karachi is 2 hours ahead of Abū Kabīr right now. The gap is not fixed: it moves whenever either side changes its clocks.
What is the best time to call between Abū Kabīr and Karachi?
Any hour in 09:00–16:00 Abū Kabīr time is inside working hours in both cities.
Do Abū Kabīr and Karachi change clocks on the same date?
Only one of them does, so the gap between them changes twice a year even though neither city moved relative to the sun.