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JST to PKT: JST is 4 hours ahead of PKT

Japan Standard Time is 4 hours ahead of Pakistan Standard Time, on every day of the year. It is 11:22 am JST in Japan and 7:22 am PKT in Pakistan.

Japan now
11:22 am
JST, UTC+9
Pakistan now
7:22 am
PKT, UTC+5
Difference
4 hours
PKT is behind JST
Asia/Tokyo UTC+9 to Asia/Karachi UTC+5 on Friday, September 25, 2026

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What is the time difference between JST and PKT?

Pakistan Standard Time is 4 hours behind Japan Standard Time. To go from JST to PKT you subtract 4 hours. That gap holds on all 365 days of 2026: neither zone moves its clocks.

JST offset
UTC+9
PKT offset
UTC+5
Difference
4 hours
Gaps this year
1
Shared work hours
4
Date line crossed
yes

JST to PKT conversion table

Every hour of Friday, September 25, 2026 in Japan, with the matching reading in Pakistan. 4 of the 24 hours land on a different calendar date in Pakistan, which is the part people get wrong when they schedule across this pair.

JSTJST 24hPKTPKT 24hDate
12:00 am00:00 8:00 pm20:00 the previous day
1:00 am01:00 9:00 pm21:00 the previous day
2:00 am02:00 10:00 pm22:00 the previous day
3:00 am03:00 11:00 pm23:00 the previous day
4:00 am04:00 12:00 am00:00 same day
5:00 am05:00 1:00 am01:00 same day
6:00 am06:00 2:00 am02:00 same day
7:00 am07:00 3:00 am03:00 same day
8:00 am08:00 4:00 am04:00 same day
9:00 am09:00 5:00 am05:00 same day
10:00 am10:00 6:00 am06:00 same day
11:00 am11:00 7:00 am07:00 same day
12:00 pm12:00 8:00 am08:00 same day
1:00 pm13:00 9:00 am09:00 same day
2:00 pm14:00 10:00 am10:00 same day
3:00 pm15:00 11:00 am11:00 same day
4:00 pm16:00 12:00 pm12:00 same day
5:00 pm17:00 1:00 pm13:00 same day
6:00 pm18:00 2:00 pm14:00 same day
7:00 pm19:00 3:00 pm15:00 same day
8:00 pm20:00 4:00 pm16:00 same day
9:00 pm21:00 5:00 pm17:00 same day
10:00 pm22:00 6:00 pm18:00 same day
11:00 pm23:00 7:00 pm19:00 same day

What are the best hours to schedule a call between JST and PKT?

4 hours of the standard 9:00 am to 5:00 pm working day line up in both zones, from 1:00 pm JST to 5:00 pm JST. In Pakistan that window reads 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. Outside it, one side is either not yet at their desk or already gone.

JSTPKTWorking hoursNote
1:00 pm9:00 am both sides afternoon in Japan, mid morning in Pakistan
2:00 pm10:00 am both sides afternoon in Japan, mid morning in Pakistan
3:00 pm11:00 am both sides afternoon in Japan, mid morning in Pakistan
4:00 pm12:00 pm both sides afternoon in Japan, noon in Pakistan

Does daylight saving change JST to PKT?

Japan Standard Time does not move its clocks at all, so its UTC+9 offset holds every day of the year.

Pakistan Standard Time does not move its clocks at all, so its UTC+5 offset holds every day of the year.

Is JST ahead of or behind PKT?

JST is ahead of PKT by 4 hours: when it is 12:00 pm in Japan, it is 8:00 am in Pakistan. Neither Japan Standard Time nor Pakistan Standard Time observes daylight saving, so the abbreviations never change and the gap between them is fixed.

Japan Standard Time covers Tokyo, Osaka and the whole of Japan. Pakistan Standard Time covers Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. The identifiers behind them are Asia/Tokyo and Asia/Karachi, which is what any calendar or scheduling system should be storing rather than a fixed number of hours.

Questions

What is JST in PKT?
JST is 4 hours ahead of PKT. 9:00 am JST is 5:00 am PKT.
How many hours ahead is PKT of JST?
PKT is 4 hours behind JST.
What time is it in Pakistan right now?
7:22 am PKT on Friday, September 25, 2026.
When can Japan and Pakistan meet during working hours?
Between 1:00 pm and 5:00 pm JST, which is 9:00 am to 1:00 pm PKT.
Does this account for daylight saving?
Yes. Every reading is computed from the IANA database for the actual date, so JST and PKT are the abbreviations genuinely in force today rather than a fixed assumption.

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