Date and time notation in Pakistan
Date and time notation in Pakistan is based on the Gregorian and Islamic calendars. Pakistan has not officially adopted any time and date representation standard based on the ISO 8601.
Date
Government documents and transactions use "DD/MM/YYYY" format when writing in English, Urdu or in Pakistan's regional languages; examples of this can be found on the Pakistani passport application form, the National Identity Card or the Pakistan Origin Card.[1] Pakistani media publications use the "MM-DD-YY" format.
Days of the week
Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | |
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Urdu | اتوار Itwar |
پیر Peer |
منگل Mangal |
بدھ Bodh |
جمعرات Jumarat |
جمعہ Jumah |
سنیچر / ہفتہ Haftah / Sinechar |
Balochi | Yakshambey یک شمبے |
Doshambey دو شمبے |
Sehshambey سہ شمبے |
Charshambey چار شمبے |
Panchshambey پنچھ شمبے |
Adena آدینہ |
Shambey شمبے |
Balti | Adeed ادید |
Tsanduro تندرو |
Angaru نگرو |
Botu بوتو |
Brespod برسپود |
Shugoru شوگرو |
Shingsher شنگشر |
Brahui | |||||||
Burushaski | Adit ادیت |
Chandura چاندرا |
Angaro نگرو |
Bodo بودو |
Birespat بیرسپات |
Shukro شکرو |
Shimsher شمشیر |
Chitrali (Khowar) |
Yakshambey یک شمبے |
Doshambey دو شمبے |
Seshambey سہ شمبے |
Charshambey چار شمبے |
Pachambey پچھمبے |
Adina آدینہ |
Shambey شمبے |
Hindko | Atwaar اتوار |
Suwar سؤ وار |
Mungal منگل |
Bud بدھ |
Jumiraat جمعرات |
Jummah جمعہ |
Khali خالي |
Kashmiri | Atwar آتھوار |
Tsandrwar ژٔندٕروار |
Bomwar / Bowar بوموار/ بۄنٛوار |
Bodwar بۄد وار |
Braswar / Braswa برٛسوار/ برٛؠسوار |
Sokurwar / Juma شۆکُروار / جُمعہ |
Batiwar بتٕہ وار |
Pashto | Etwar اتوار |
Gul ګل |
Naha نهه |
Shoro شورو |
Ziarat زيارت |
Jumma جمعه |
Khali خالي |
Potohari/Pahari | Itwar اتوار |
Suwar سؤ وار |
Mangalar منگالار |
Badhar بادهار |
Jumāy-rāt جمعرات |
Jummah جمعہ |
Hafta ہفتہ |
Punjabi (Shahmukhi) |
Aitwār اتوار |
Pīr پیر |
Mangal منگل |
Budh بدھ |
Jumāy-rāt جمعرات |
Jummah جمعہ |
Hafta ہفتہ |
Shina | Adit ادیت |
Tsunduro تسوندرو |
Ungaro نگرو |
Budo بوڈو |
Brespat بیرسپات |
Shukur شوکر |
Shimsher شمشیر |
Seraiki | Aitwar / Achar ایتوار / آچار |
Sunwar / Somar سنوار / سومار |
Mangal / Angara منگل / انگاره |
Budh / Arba بدھ / اربا |
Khamees خمیس |
Juma جمعہ |
Chainchar چاینچر |
Sindhi | Aacheru آچر |
Soomaru سومر |
Angaro انڱارو |
Arbau اربع |
Kameesa خميس |
Jum'o جمعو |
Chancher ڇنڇر |
Wakhi | Yakshambi یک شمبی |
Dushambi دو شمبی |
Seshambi سہ شمبی |
Chorshambi چہور شمبی |
Ponjambi پونجشمبی |
Juma جمعہ |
Shambi شمبی |
Months
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Time
In terms of time usage, both the 24-hour clock and 12-hour clock are widely used in the country. The 12-hour notation is widely used in daily life, written communication, and is used in spoken language. The 24-hour notation is used in situations where there would be widespread ambiguity. Examples include railway timetables, plane departure and landing timings, and TV schedules.
References
- ^ "Pakistan Origin Card" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-08-07.