proposed time zone package changes (Pakistan and Tunisia)

Arthur David Olson olsona at lecserver.nci.nih.gov
Wed Mar 31 14:30:01 UTC 2010 

Below are proposed changes to the time zone package; a summary:
	africa	No Tunisia DST 2010 and forward
	asia	No Pakistan DST 2010 and forward

If no problems are found these will show up on the ftp site on 2010-04-05.

				--ado

------- africa -------
*** /tmp/geta17120	Wed Mar 31 10:24:32 2010
--- /tmp/getb17120	Wed Mar 31 10:24:32 2010
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*** 1,5 ****
  # <pre>
! # @(#)africa	8.23
  # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
  # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
  
--- 1,5 ----
  # <pre>
! # @(#)africa	8.24
  # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
  # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
  
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*** 942,947 ****
--- 942,965 ----
  # Therefore, the standard time will be kept unchanged the whole year long."
  # So foregoing DST seems to be an exception (albeit one that may be repeated in the  future).
  
+ # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2010-03-27):
+ # According to some news reports Tunis confirmed not to use DST in 2010
+ #
+ # (translation):
+ # "The Tunisian government has decided to abandon DST, which was scheduled on
+ # Sunday...
+ # Tunisian authorities had suspended the DST for the first time last year also
+ # coincided with the month of Ramadan..."
+ #
+ # (in Arabic)
+ # <a href="http://www.moheet.com/show_news.aspx?nid=358861&pg=1">
+ # http://www.moheet.com/show_news.aspx?nid=358861&pg=1
+ # <a href="http://www.almadenahnews.com/newss/news.php?c=118&id=38036">
+ # http://www.almadenahnews.com/newss/news.php?c=118&id=38036
+ # or
+ # <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_tunis02.html">
+ # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_tunis02.html
+ 
  # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
  Rule	Tunisia	1939	only	-	Apr	15	23:00s	1:00	S
  Rule	Tunisia	1939	only	-	Nov	18	23:00s	0	-
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*** 968,975 ****
  Rule	Tunisia	2005	only	-	Sep	30	 1:00s	0	-
  Rule	Tunisia	2006	2008	-	Mar	lastSun	 2:00s	1:00	S
  Rule	Tunisia	2006	2008	-	Oct	lastSun	 2:00s	0	-
! Rule	Tunisia	2010	max	-	Mar	lastSun	 2:00s	1:00	S
! Rule	Tunisia	2010	max	-	Oct	lastSun	 2:00s	0	-
  # Shanks & Pottenger give 0:09:20 for Paris Mean Time; go with Howse's
  # more precise 0:09:21.
  # Shanks & Pottenger say the 1911 switch was on Mar 9; go with Howse's Mar 11.
--- 986,992 ----
  Rule	Tunisia	2005	only	-	Sep	30	 1:00s	0	-
  Rule	Tunisia	2006	2008	-	Mar	lastSun	 2:00s	1:00	S
  Rule	Tunisia	2006	2008	-	Oct	lastSun	 2:00s	0	-
! 
  # Shanks & Pottenger give 0:09:20 for Paris Mean Time; go with Howse's
  # more precise 0:09:21.
  # Shanks & Pottenger say the 1911 switch was on Mar 9; go with Howse's Mar 11.

------- asia -------
*** /tmp/geta17138	Wed Mar 31 10:24:32 2010
--- /tmp/getb17138	Wed Mar 31 10:24:32 2010
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*** 1,4 ****
! # @(#)asia	8.58
  # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
  # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
  
--- 1,4 ----
! # @(#)asia	8.59
  # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
  # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
  
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*** 1912,1924 ****
  # [T]he German Consulate General in Karachi reported me today that Pakistan
  # will go back to standard time on 1st of November.
  
  # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
  Rule Pakistan	2002	only	-	Apr	Sun>=2	0:01	1:00	S
  Rule Pakistan	2002	only	-	Oct	Sun>=2	0:01	0	-
  Rule Pakistan	2008	only	-	Jun	1	0:00	1:00	S
  Rule Pakistan	2008	only	-	Nov	1	0:00	0	-
! Rule Pakistan	2009	max	-	Apr	15	0:00	1:00	S
! Rule Pakistan	2009	max	-	Nov	1	0:00	0	-
  # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
  Zone	Asia/Karachi	4:28:12 -	LMT	1907
  			5:30	-	IST	1942 Sep
--- 1912,1946 ----
  # [T]he German Consulate General in Karachi reported me today that Pakistan
  # will go back to standard time on 1st of November.
  
+ # From Steffen Thorsen (2010-03-26):
+ # Steffen Thorsen wrote:
+ # > On Thursday (2010-03-25) it was announced that DST would start in
+ # > Pakistan on 2010-04-01.
+ # >
+ # > Then today, the president said that they might have to revert the
+ # > decision if it is not supported by the parliament. So at the time
+ # > being, it seems unclear if DST will be actually observed or not - but
+ # > April 1 could be a more likely date than April 15.
+ # Now, it seems that the decision to not observe DST in final:
+ #
+ # "Govt Withdraws Plan To Advance Clocks"
+ # <a href="http://www.apakistannews.com/govt-withdraws-plan-to-advance-clocks-172041">
+ # http://www.apakistannews.com/govt-withdraws-plan-to-advance-clocks-172041
+ # </a>
+ #
+ # "People laud PM's announcement to end DST"
+ # <a href="http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=99374&Itemid=2">
+ # http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=99374&Itemid=2
+ # </a>
+ 
  # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
  Rule Pakistan	2002	only	-	Apr	Sun>=2	0:01	1:00	S
  Rule Pakistan	2002	only	-	Oct	Sun>=2	0:01	0	-
  Rule Pakistan	2008	only	-	Jun	1	0:00	1:00	S
  Rule Pakistan	2008	only	-	Nov	1	0:00	0	-
! Rule Pakistan	2009	only	-	Apr	15	0:00	1:00	S
! Rule Pakistan	2009	only	-	Nov	1	0:00	0	-
! 
  # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
  Zone	Asia/Karachi	4:28:12 -	LMT	1907
  			5:30	-	IST	1942 Sep

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