Pakistan Standard Time (pkt) is used in Pakistan. The IANA timezone identifier is Asia/Karachi.

Central Daylight Time (cdt) is used in USA. The IANA timezone identifier is America/Chicago.

PKT to CDT Time Converter

Pakistan Standard Time → Central Daylight Time

PKT = UTC+5CDT = UTC-5

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BASE

09:00

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00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00

CDT (Chicago)

USA · -10h🔔 Public Holiday in 7d — Juneteenth National Independence Day

23:00-1 day

London

United Kingdom · -4h

05:00

New York

USA · -9h

00:00

Tokyo

Japan · +4h

13:00

Dubai

United Arab Emirates · -1h

08:00

PKT (Karachi) to CDT (Chicago) — exact time difference

PKT (Karachi) is 10 hours ahead of CDT (Chicago). When PKT (Karachi) clocks hit noon, CDT (Chicago) reads 02:00.

PKT (Karachi) is in the Asia/Karachi timezone. CDT (Chicago) is in America/Chicago. The difference is 10 hours.

Working hours overlap

PKT (Karachi) and CDT (Chicago) have no shared working hours under a standard 9:00–17:00 schedule. One side will always need to join at an off-hour.

When to schedule across time zones

Since PKT (Karachi) and CDT (Chicago) don't share working hours, these are the most practical options available.

16:00 Karachi / 06:00 Chicago⚡ One side off-hours

⚠️ 3h before working hours in Chicago

19:00 Karachi / 09:00 Chicago⚡ One side off-hours

⚠️ 3h after working hours in Karachi

15:00 Karachi / 05:00 Chicago⚡ One side off-hours

⚠️ 4h before working hours in Chicago

Based on standard 09:00–17:00 working hours in each location's local time.

Holiday calendar for both locations

PKT (Karachi)

No upcoming public holidays this year.

CDT (Chicago)8 holidays

Jun 19Juneteenth National Independence DaySOON

Jul 3Independence Day

Sep 7Labour Day

Oct 12Columbus Day

Oct 12Indigenous Peoples' Day

Working across PKT (Karachi) and CDT (Chicago)

Working across PKT (Karachi) (Pakistan) and CDT (Chicago) (USA) is a challenge — the 10-hour difference means no shared business hours window under a standard schedule. Flexibility from at least one side is required.

💡 Best practice for cross-timezone meetings

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When PKT (Karachi) is at 16:00, CDT (Chicago) reads 06:00 — 3h before working hours in Chicago.

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When PKT (Karachi) is at 19:00, CDT (Chicago) reads 09:00 — 3h after working hours in Karachi.

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When PKT (Karachi) is at 15:00, CDT (Chicago) reads 05:00 — 4h before working hours in Chicago.

Since there is no natural overlap, the options above represent the most balanced compromise, minimizing out-of-hours inconvenience for both sides.

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Use the time slider above to find the exact equivalent time for any moment in PKT (Karachi). The input bar accepts natural language like "3pm", "15:30", or "9am Rome" for instant conversions.

PKT (Karachi) ↔ CDT (Chicago)

No overlap — one side will join outside working hours

PKT (Karachi)

CDT (Chicago)