There is no standard 8-to-6 overlap. Someone joins early or late.
Because Islamabad is 10 hours ahead of Toronto, the two offices are essentially never open at the same time. If a live call is essential, aim for the very start or very end of a workday in one city and accept it'll be off-hours for the other. Seasonal note: Toronto uses daylight saving and Islamabad doesn't, so double-check the times in your own months — they can move by an hour.
| Local time | 12am | 1am | 2am | 3am | 4am | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm | 10pm | 11pm |
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