Sydney is 5 hours ahead of Pakistan. When it's noon in Sydney, it's 07:00 in Pakistan.
Sydney observes Australia/Sydney and Pakistan observes Asia/Karachi — a 5 hours gap between them.
Mutual working hours
Both Sydney and Pakistan are simultaneously in business hours for 3 hours per day (assuming standard 9:00–17:00 working hours).
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Sydney
Pakistan
Overlap (3h)
Meeting time recommendations
Sydney and Pakistan share 3 hours of business hours overlap daily.
14:00 Sydney / 09:00 Karachi✓ Both working
15:00 Sydney / 10:00 Karachi✓ Both working
16:00 Sydney / 11:00 Karachi✓ Both working
Assumes a standard 9 AM–5 PM workday in each location's local timezone.
Public holidays this year
Sydney6 holidays
Sep 28King's BirthdaySOON
Oct 5Labour Day
Oct 5King's Birthday
Nov 3Melbourne Cup
Dec 25Christmas Day
Pakistan
No upcoming public holidays this year.
Sydney and Pakistan — practical scheduling
Teams in Sydney (Australia) and Pakistan (Pakistan) face a 5-hour time difference day to day. A 3-hour shared business hours window makes real-time meetings feasible for both sides within their normal working day.
💡 Practical scheduling guidelines
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Schedule at 14:00–15:00 (Sydney) for a 09:00–10:00 slot in Pakistan — the sweet spot where both teams are working.
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Schedule at 15:00–16:00 (Sydney) for a 10:00–11:00 slot in Pakistan — the sweet spot where both teams are working.
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Schedule at 16:00–17:00 (Sydney) for a 11:00–12:00 slot in Pakistan — the sweet spot where both teams are working.
Recurring meetings are particularly vulnerable to DST shifts. The ClockinSync Chrome Extension alerts you before the offset changes.
Drag the slider at the top to convert any Sydney time instantly. You can also type natural language like "3pm", "15:00", or a location name to get an immediate answer.
