5pm in Karachi is 9am in Sydney

When it’s 9am in Karachi, it’s 1am in Sydney. Sydney is 8 hours behind Karachi. Neither city observes daylight saving time, so this offset is fixed year-round. The best time to schedule calls between the two cities is 5pm to 6pm Karachi time (which is 9am to 10am in Sydney). Remote teams spanning Karachi and Sydney typically designate a fixed overlap window for synchronous meetings, with async handoffs covering the rest. In practice, teams in Sydney often take early-morning slots to connect with Karachi during afternoon hours, while the Karachi side tends toward end-of-day availability. Asynchronous handoffs using shared documents or recorded video updates help bridge the hours when schedules do not overlap.