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Update time zone data files to tzdata release 2008c (DST law changes in
Morocco, Iraq, Choibalsan, Pakistan, Syria, Cuba, Argentina/San_Luis).
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‎src/timezone/data/africa

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# @(#)africa 8.10
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# @(#)africa 8.11
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# <pre>
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# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
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# Morocco
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# See the `europe' file for Spanish Morocco (Africa/Ceuta).
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# From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-05-09):
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# Here is an article that Morocco plan to introduce Daylight Saving Time between
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# 1 June, 2008 and 27 September, 2008.
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#
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# "... Morocco is to save energy by adjusting its clock during summer so it will
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# be one hour ahead of GMT between 1 June and 27 September, according to
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# Communication Minister and Gov ernment Spokesman, Khalid Naciri...."
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#
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# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.net/dst_news/dst_news_morocco01.html">
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# http://www.worldtimezone.net/dst_news/dst_news_morocco01.html
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# </a>
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# OR
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# <a href="http://en.afrik.com/news11892.html">
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# http://en.afrik.com/news11892.html
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# </a>
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# From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-05-09):
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# The Morocco time change can be confirmed on Morocco web site Maghreb Arabe Presse:
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# <a href="http://www.map.ma/eng/sections/box3/morocco_shifts_to_da/view">
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# http://www.map.ma/eng/sections/box3/morocco_shifts_to_da/view
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# </a>
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#
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# Morocco shifts to daylight time on June 1st through September 27, Govt.
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# spokesman.
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# From Patrice Scattolin (2008-05-09):
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# According to this article:
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# <a href="http://www.avmaroc.com/actualite/heure-dete-comment-a127896.html">
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# http://www.avmaroc.com/actualite/heure-dete-comment-a127896.html
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# </a>
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# (and republished here:
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# <a href="http://www.actu.ma/heure-dete-comment_i127896_0.html">
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# http://www.actu.ma/heure-dete-comment_i127896_0.html
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# </a>
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# )
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# the changes occurs at midnight:
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#
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# saturday night may 31st at midnight (which in french is to be
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# intrepreted as the night between saturday and sunday)
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# sunday night the 28th at midnight
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#
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# Seeing that the 28th is monday, I am guessing that she intends to say
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# the midnight of the 28th which is the midnight between sunday and
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# monday, which jives with other sources that say that it's inclusive
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# june1st to sept 27th.
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#
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# The decision was taken by decree *2-08-224 *but I can't find the decree
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# published on the web.
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#
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# It's also confirmed here:
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# <a href="http://www.maroc.ma/NR/exeres/FACF141F-D910-44B0-B7FA-6E03733425D1.htm ">
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# http://www.maroc.ma/NR/exeres/FACF141F-D910-44B0-B7FA-6E03733425D1.htm
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# </a>
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# on a government portal as being between june 1st and sept 27th (not yet
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# posted in english).
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#
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# The following google query will generate many relevant hits:
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# <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Conseil+de+gouvernement+maroc+heure+avance&btnG=Search">
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# http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Conseil+de+gouvernement+maroc+heure+avance&btnG=Search
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# </a>
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# From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-05-09):
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# Is Western Sahara (part which administrated by Morocco) going to follow
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# Morocco DST changes? Any information? What about other part of
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# Western Sahara - under administration of POLISARIO Front (also named
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# SADR Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic)?
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# From Arthur David Olson (2008-05-09):
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# XXX--guess that it is only Morocco for now; guess only 2008 for now.
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# RULE NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
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Rule Morocco 1939 only - Sep 12 0:00 1:00 S
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Rule Morocco 1939 only - Nov 19 0:00 0 -
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Rule Morocco 1977 only - Sep 28 0:00 0 -
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Rule Morocco 1978 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 S
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Rule Morocco 1978 only - Aug 4 0:00 0 -
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Rule Morocco 2008 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 S
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Rule Morocco 2008 only - Sep 28 0:00 0 -
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# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
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Zone Africa/Casablanca -0:30:20 - LMT 1913 Oct 26
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0:00 Morocco WE%sT 1984 Mar 16
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1:00 - CET 1986
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0:00 - WET
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0:00 Morocco WE%sT
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# Western Sahara
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Zone Africa/El_Aaiun -0:52:48 - LMT 1934 Jan
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-1:00 - WAT 1976 Apr 14

‎src/timezone/data/asia

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# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
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# India
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# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
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Zone Asia/Calcutta 5:53:28 - LMT 1880 # Kolkata
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Zone Asia/Kolkata 5:53:28 - LMT 1880 # Kolkata
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5:53:20 - HMT 1941 Oct # Howrah Mean Time?
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6:30 - BURT 1942 May 15 # Burma Time
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5:30 - IST 1942 Sep
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5:30 1:00 IST 1945 Oct 15
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5:30 - IST
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# The following are like Asia/Calcutta:
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# The following are like Asia/Kolkata:
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# Andaman Is
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# Lakshadweep (Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Is)
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# Nicobar Is
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#
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# So we'll ignore the Economist's claim.
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# From Steffen Thorsen (2008-03-10):
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# The cabinet in Iraq abolished DST last week, according to the following
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# news sources (in Arabic):
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# <a href="http://www.aljeeran.net/wesima_articles/news-20080305-98602.html">
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# http://www.aljeeran.net/wesima_articles/news-20080305-98602.html
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# </a>
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# <a href="http://www.aswataliraq.info/look/article.tpl?id=2047&IdLanguage=17&IdPublication=4&NrArticle=71743&NrIssue=1&NrSection=10">
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# http://www.aswataliraq.info/look/article.tpl?id=2047&IdLanguage=17&IdPublication=4&NrArticle=71743&NrIssue=1&NrSection=10
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# </a>
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#
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# We have published a short article in English about the change:
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# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/iraq-dumps-daylight-saving.html">
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# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/iraq-dumps-daylight-saving.html
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# </a>
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# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
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Rule Iraq 1982 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 D
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# IATA SSIM (1991/1996) says Apr 1 12:01am UTC; guess the `:01' is a typo.
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# Shanks & Pottenger say Iraq did not observe DST 1992/1997; ignore this.
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Rule Iraq 1991 max - Apr 1 3:00s 1:00 D
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Rule Iraq 1991 max - Oct 1 3:00s 0 S
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Rule Iraq 1991 2007 - Apr 1 3:00s 1:00 D
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Rule Iraq 1991 2007 - Oct 1 3:00s 0 S
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# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
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Zone Asia/Baghdad 2:57:40 - LMT 1890
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# They decided not to adopt daylight-saving time....
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# http://www.mongolnews.mn/index.php?module=unuudur&sec=view&id=15742
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# From Deborah Goldsmith (2008-03-30):
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# We received a bug report claiming that the tz database UTC offset for
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# Asia/Choibalsan (GMT+09:00) is incorrect, and that it should be GMT
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# +08:00 instead. Different sources appear to disagree with the tz
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# database on this, e.g.:
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#
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# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=1026">
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# http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=1026
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# </a>
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# <a href="http://www.worldtimeserver.com/current_time_in_MN.aspx">
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# http://www.worldtimeserver.com/current_time_in_MN.aspx
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# </a>
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#
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# both say GMT+08:00.
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# From Steffen Thorsen (2008-03-31):
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# eznis airways, which operates several domestic flights, has a flight
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# schedule here:
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# <a href="http://www.eznis.com/Container.jsp?id=112"
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# http://www.eznis.com/Container.jsp?id=112
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# </a>
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# (click the English flag for English)
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#
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# There it appears that flights between Choibalsan and Ulaanbatar arrive
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# about 1:35 - 1:50 hours later in local clock time, no matter the
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# direction, while Ulaanbaatar-Khvod takes 2 hours in the Eastern
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# direction and 3:35 back, which indicates that Ulaanbatar and Khvod are
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# in different time zones (like we know about), while Choibalsan and
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# Ulaanbatar are in the same time zone (correction needed).
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# From Arthur David Olson (2008-05-19):
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# Assume that Choibalsan is indeed offset by 8:00.
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# XXX--in the absence of better information, assume that transition
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# was at the start of 2008-03-31 (the day of Steffen Thorsen's report);
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# this is almost surely wrong.
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8:00 Mongol CHO%sT
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# From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-05-15):
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#
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# Here is an article that Pakistan plan to introduce Daylight Saving Time
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# on June 1, 2008 for 3 months.
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# "... The federal cabinet on Wednesday announced a new conservation plan to help
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# reduce load shedding by approving the closure of commercial centres at 9pm and
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# moving clocks forward by one hour for the next three months.
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# ...."
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# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.net/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan01.html">
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# http://www.worldtimezone.net/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan01.html
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# </a>
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# OR
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# <a href="http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C05%5C15%5Cstory_15-5-2008_pg1_4">
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# http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C05%5C15%5Cstory_15-5-2008_pg1_4
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# From Arthur David Olson (2008-05-19):
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# From Paul Eggert (2006-04-18):
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# From Stephen Colebourne (2008-03-17):
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# For everyone's info, I saw an IATA time zone change for [Syria] for
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# From Arthur David Olson (2008-03-17):
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# Agency (SANA)...
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# <a href="http://www.sana.sy/eng/21/2008/03/11/165173.htm">
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# </a>...which reads (in part) "The Cabinet approved the suggestion of the
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# Since Syria is two hours east of UTC, the 2200 and 2100 transition times
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Link Asia/Thimphu Asia/Thimbu
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Link Asia/Makassar Asia/Ujung_Pandang
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Link Asia/Ulaanbaatar Asia/Ulan_Bator

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