12pm in Karachi is 3am in New York City

When it’s 9am in Karachi, it’s 12am (midnight) in New York City. New York City is 9 hours behind Karachi. New York City observes daylight saving time but Karachi does not, so the offset shifts by one hour when clocks change. The best time to schedule calls between the two cities is outside standard hours for at least one city, so flexibility is key. Remote teams spanning Karachi and New York City typically designate a fixed overlap window for synchronous meetings, with async handoffs covering the rest. In practice, teams in New York City 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.