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
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

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:

See also

References

  1. 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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