Public holidays in Pakistan
Public holidays in Pakistan are celebrated according to Islamic or Gregorian calendars for religious and civil purposes, respectively.[1] Religious festivals like Eid are celebrated according to the Islamic calendar whereas other national holidays like international labour day, Pakistan day, and Quaid-i-Azam Day are celebrated according to the Gregorian calendar.
Holidays in Pakistan
| Date | English Name | Local Name | Remarks | ||||
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| February 5 | Kashmir Solidarity Day | یوم یکجحتی کشمیر
Youm-e-Yekjehty-e-Kashmir |
Protest against Indian administration in Jammu and Kashmir. | ||||
| March 23 | Pakistan Day | یوم پاکستان
Youm-e-Pakistan |
Commemorates the Lahore Resolution, which formally demanded an independent Muslim-majority state to be created out of the British Indian Empire; the republic was also declared on this day in 1956 | ||||
| May 1 | Labour Day (May Day) | یوم مزدور
Youm-e-Mazdoor |
May 5 | Mairaj (Mairaj Day) | شب معراج
Day after Shab e Mairaj |
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| August 14 | Independence Day | یوم آزادی
Youm-e-Azadi |
Marking Pakistani independence from the United Kingdom in 1947 | ||||
| November 9 | Iqbal Day | یوم اقبال
Youm-e-Iqbal |
Birthday of national poet Muhammad Iqbal | ||||
| December 25 | Birthday of Quaid-e-Azam (Great Leader) and Christmas Day | یوم ولادت قائداعظم
Youm-e-Viladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam |
Birthday of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan | ||||
| Dates of the (lunar) Islamic calendar | |||||||
| Dhul Hijja 10 | Eid ul-Adha | عید الاضحٰی | Marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage; sacrifices offered on this day commemorate Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son | ||||
| Shawwal 1 | Eid-ul-Fitr | عيد الفطر | Marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan | ||||
| Rabi`-ul-Awwal 12 | Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi | عيد ميلاد النبی | Birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad | ||||
| Muharram 9&10 | Ashura | عاشوراء | Marks the end of the mourning for the martyred Imam Hussein ibn Ali | ||||
| National Holidays | |||||||
| September 6 | Defence Day | یوم دفاع
Youm-e-Difa |
Commemorates the official start of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 | ||||
| September 11 | Death Anniversary of
Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah |
یوم وفات قائداعظم
Youm-e-Wafaat Quaid-e-Azam |
Death Anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam | ||||
Partial holidays or national days
In addition to the holidays now no longer national holidays, several commemorations are observed as national days without a holiday:
- April 21 - Death Anniversary of Allama Muhammad Iqbal
- May 28 - Youm-e-Takbir
- September 6 - Army Day or armed forces day of Pakistan (Youm-e-Fauj)
- September 7 - Air Force Day (Youm-e-Fizaia) Depend on Federal Government
- September 8 - Victory Day/Navy Day (Youm-e-Bahria)
- October 16 - Death anniversary of Liaquat Ali Khan
- October 24 - Azad Kashmir Day (Youm-e-Tasees)
See also
References
- ↑ Mughal, Muhammad Aurang Zeb. (2014). Calendars Tell History: Social Rhythm and Social Change in Rural Pakistan. History and Anthropology 25(5): 592-613.
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