I'm forwarding this message from Amar Devegowda, who is not on the time zone mailing list. Those of you who are on the time zone mailing list, please direct reples appropriately. --ado From: Amar Devegowda [mailto:ADEVEGOW@in.ibm.com] Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 2:22 To: Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] Subject: tzdata2008c Hi Arthur, This is Amar Devegowda from IBM Java Team. We recently downloaded the tzdata2008c from your website and found that the DST rules for Pakistan is as follows: Rule Pakistan 2008 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Pakistan 2008 only - Sep 1 0:00 0 - According to the above rule, DST end date for Pakistan is Sep 1st. However, the following websites informs that the DST end date for Pakistan is August 31st 00:00am http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=463&context=SSKTMJ&dc=DB520&dc=D... http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/timezone.html?n=106 Could you please check on this and let me know which one is correct ? Thanks. Regards, Amar Amar Devegowda Java L3 Support for Windows, Java Technologies, IBM India Software Labs 1st Floor, Fortius Block, First Technology Place (FTP) Plot No. 3, EPIP WhiteField, Bangalore, Karnataka, India - 560 066 Direct Dial: +91-80-2269394, Board: +91-80-22669000 Ext: 69394 Internet: adevegow@in.ibm.com
Hello, We have spent some time trying to figure out what their end date will be. News reports either don't mention the date, or just say that DST will last either 3 months (92 days) or 90 days. We earlier made an assumption of 91 days (midnight after August 30) based on the fact that they changed between Saturday and Sunday in 2002 and will do the same now in the weekend. We have been checking with other official sources in Pakistan without getting a definitive answer and by calling a government official in the Ministry of Interior he told that the clocks would most likely move back one hour at midnight between August 31 and September 1 in 2008. He also said no intermission has been given to change the schedule. So the current tzdata2008c rules for Pakistan are probably fine based on what we know at the moment. Regards, Steffen Thorsen / timeanddate.com Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] wrote:
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From: Amar Devegowda [mailto:ADEVEGOW@in.ibm.com] Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 2:22 To: Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] Subject: tzdata2008c
Hi Arthur,
This is Amar Devegowda from IBM Java Team. We recently downloaded the tzdata2008c from your website and found that the DST rules for Pakistan is as follows:
Rule Pakistan 2008 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Pakistan 2008 only - Sep 1 0:00 0 -
According to the above rule, DST end date for Pakistan is Sep 1st.
However, the following websites informs that the DST end date for Pakistan is August 31st 00:00am http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=463&context=SSKTMJ&dc=DB520&dc=D... http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/timezone.html?n=106
Could you please check on this and let me know which one is correct ?
Thanks.
Regards, Amar
Amar Devegowda Java L3 Support for Windows, Java Technologies, IBM India Software Labs 1st Floor, Fortius Block, First Technology Place (FTP) Plot No. 3, EPIP WhiteField, Bangalore, Karnataka, India - 560 066 Direct Dial: +91-80-2269394, Board: +91-80-22669000 Ext: 69394 Internet: adevegow@in.ibm.com
FWIW I've found this source from Associated Press Of Pakistan http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=39993 that states: "...clocks would be brought back to the actual time on September 1. According to DST, the sunrise in Islamabad will be at 6 a.m. instead of 5 a.m. and sunset at 8 p.m." Hope this helps. Regards, Alex
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Alex Mayorga Adame -
Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] -
Steffen Thorsen