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Islamabad to CST Time Converter

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Islamabad
Pakistan
PKT
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12pm
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6pm
9pm
CDT/CST
Central Daylight Time
GMT -5
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
Central Time is on daylight saving time: CDT (UTC−5) until Sun, Nov 1.

Mexico City and Saskatchewan stay on CST (UTC−6).

Chicago · CDT (UTC−5)Mexico City, Saskatchewan · CST all year (UTC−6)

Quick answers

Selected conversion

5:00 pm17:00 PKT (UTC+5), Oct 6, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 CDT (UTC-5), Oct 6, 2026

Islamabad is 10 hours ahead of CDT.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, Islamabad is 10 hours ahead of CDT. At other times of the year, Islamabad is 11 hours ahead of CST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Islamabad correspond to 11:00 pm (previous day) to 7:00 am in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Islamabad correspond to 10:00 pm (previous day) to 6:00 am in CST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Islamabad correspond to 23:00 (previous day) to 07:00 in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Islamabad correspond to 22:00 (previous day) to 06:00 in CST.

Compare Islamabad time with CST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

PKT (Pakistan Standard Time) is 10 hours ahead of Central Daylight Time.
5:00 pm17:00 in Islamabad, Pakistan is 7:00 am07:00 in CDT

Islamabad to CDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 5:30pm-6:30pm17:30-18:30 in Islamabad which corresponds to 7:30am-8:30am07:30-08:30 in CDT

5:00 pm17:00 PKT (Pakistan Standard Time) (Islamabad, Pakistan). Offset UTC +5:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 Central Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours

5:00 pm17:00 Islamabad, Pakistan / 7:00 am07:00 CDT

Islamabad, PakistanCDT
12:00am2:00pm
1:00am3:00pm
2:00am4:00pm
3:00am5:00pm
4:00am6:00pm
5:00am7:00pm
6:00am8:00pm
7:00am9:00pm
8:00am10:00pm
9:00am11:00pm
10:00am12:00am
11:00am1:00am
12:00pm2:00am
1:00pm3:00am
2:00pm4:00am
3:00pm5:00am
4:00pm6:00am
5:00pm7:00am
6:00pm8:00am
7:00pm9:00am
8:00pm10:00am
9:00pm11:00am
10:00pm12:00pm
11:00pm1:00pm
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01:0015:00
02:0016:00
03:0017:00
04:0018:00
05:0019:00
06:0020:00
07:0021:00
08:0022:00
09:0023:00
10:0000:00
11:0001:00
12:0002:00
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15:0005:00
16:0006:00
17:0007:00
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19:0009:00
20:0010:00
21:0011:00
22:0012:00
23:0013:00

Islamabad Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
PKT - Pakistan Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+5:00 hours during Pakistan Standard Time, currently in use.

Islamabad Facts

Country
Pakistan
Alternative Names
ISB, Islamabad, Islamabada, Islamabadas, Islamabade, Islamabadi, Islamabado, Islamahbad, Islamampant, Islàmabad, Islámábád, Islāmābād, Islāmābāda, Iszlamabad, Iszlámábád, aslam abad, isalamabada, iseullamabadeu, islamabad, islamabada, islamabadi, islamapat, isuramabado, xislamabad, yi si lan bao, yyslamabad, yyslamyabad, Îslamabad, İslamabad, Ισλαμαμπάντ, Ісламабад, Исламабад, Իսլամաբադ, איסלאמאבאד, איסלמבאד, إسلام آباد, ئىسلامئاباد, ئیسلاماباد, اسلام آباد, اسلام اباد, اسلام‌آباد, އިސްލާމްއާބާދު, इस्लामाबाद, ইসলামাবাদ, ਇਸਲਾਮਾਬਾਦ, ઇસ્લામાબાદ, ଇସଲାମାବାଦ, இஸ்லாமாபாத், ಇಸ್ಲಾಮಾಬಾದ್, ഇസ്ലാമബാദ്, อิสลามาบัด, ཨི་སི་ལམ་བོ།, ისლამაბადი, ኢስላማባድ, イスラマバード, 伊斯兰堡, 伊斯蘭堡, 이슬라마바드
Population
601,600
Currency
Rupee (PKR)
Geographic Coordinates
33° 43' N Latitude / 73° 02' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+92

Central Standard Time

Offset: CST is 6 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America

Countries using this time zone: Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CST time zone is Mexico City in Mexico, with about 12.294 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Chicago, Houston, Iztapalapa, Ecatepec.

French: HNC - Heure Normale du Centre

Spanish: CT - Tiempo Central Estándar, CT - Zona Centro

CST Time Zone Geo Map
CST timezone map

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Central Daylight Time (CDT).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourEnd: Central Standard Time (CST) ended on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hourStart: Central Standard Time (CST) starts on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

CST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -06 - basic short
  • -0600 - basic
  • -06:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0600 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (06) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of six hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Sierra - Military abbreviation for CST
  • S - short form of 'Sierra'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Bahia_Banderas
  • America/Belize
  • America/Chicago
  • America/Chihuahua
  • America/Costa_Rica
  • America/El_Salvador
  • America/Guatemala
  • America/Indiana/Knox
  • America/Indiana/Tell_City
  • America/Knox_IN
  • America/Managua
  • America/Matamoros
  • America/Menominee
  • America/Merida
  • America/Mexico_City
  • America/Monterrey
  • America/North_Dakota/Beulah
  • America/North_Dakota/Center
  • America/North_Dakota/New_Salem
  • America/Ojinaga
  • America/Rainy_River
  • America/Rankin_Inlet
  • America/Regina
  • America/Resolute
  • America/Swift_Current
  • America/Tegucigalpa
  • America/Winnipeg
  • CST6CDT
  • Canada/Central
  • Canada/Saskatchewan
  • Mexico/General
  • US/Central
  • US/Indiana-Starke
CST Abbreviation: Several time zones share CST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • Central Standard Time - UTC -6
  • China Standard Time - UTC +8
  • Cuba Standard Time - UTC -5
Time zones with the GMT -6 offset:
  • CST - Central Standard Time
  • CT - Central Time
  • MDT - Mountain Daylight Time
  • EAST - Easter Island Standard Time
  • GALT - Galapagos Time
  • S - Sierra Time Zone
EST to ISTGMT to ESTPST to ESTEST to GMTPST to GMT