Complete details about the public holidays in Pakistan in 2023.
Today you will find here the complete detail about the public holidays in Pakistan in 2023. Public holidays in Pakistan are observed as per the Islamic calendar for religious festivals and the Gregorian calendar for civil occasions.
The government has announced the official public holidays in Pakistan in 2023, as per details the following list shows how many public holidays will be in 2023, besides Eid ul Fitr, Eid ul Azha, Independence Day, Ashura, Eid Milad un Nabi (SAW), and Quaid-e-Azam Day.
Eidul Fitr holidays in Pakistan in 2023 will start from 22 to 24 April, whereas the Eidul Azha holidays from June 29 to July 1. The Muharram holidays will be on 28 and 29 July.
HERE IS THE LIST OF PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN PAKISTAN IN 2023:
| Date | Day | Holiday |
| 5th February | Sunday | Kashmir Day |
| 23rd March | Thursday | Pakistan Day |
| 22nd April | Saturday | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday |
| 23rd April | Sunday | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday |
| 24th April | Monday | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday |
| 1st May | Monday | Labour Day |
| 29th June | Thursday | Eid ul Azha Holiday |
| 30th June 1st July | Friday Saturday | Eid ul Azha Holiday Eid ul Azha Holiday |
| 27th July | Thursday | 9th Muharram |
| 28th July | Friday | Ashura |
| 14th August | Monday | 14th August |
| 28th September | Thursday | Milad un-Nabi |
| 9th November 25th December | Thursday Monday | Allama Iqbal Day Christmas Day |
| 25th December | Tuesday | Quaid-e-Azam Day |
The official notification by the Interior Ministry of the government of Pakistan for the Public Holidays 2023 is posted here.
The federal government also listed 23 optional holidays, including New Year, Basant, Shiv Ratri, Holi, Dulhandi, Shab-e-Mairaj, Good Friday, Easter, and Nauroze, for government officials.
Here is the notification of optional holidays in Pakistan in 2023:
