Public holidays in Pakistan in 2024

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Public holidays in Pakistan in 2024

Gazetted holidays in Pakistan in 2024. Today you will find here the complete details about the public holidays in Pakistan in 2024.

In Pakistan, other than weekends people enjoy several holidays as national holidays or public holidays. In Pakistan federal ministry and the provincial ministry announce the gazetted holidays. All the significant events, whether national or religious, bring a national holiday for the people.

Public holidays in Pakistan are observed as per the Islamic calendar for religious festivals and the Gregorian calendar for civil events.

 The government of Pakistan announces the gazette holidays in Pakistan every year. The official public holidays in Pakistan in 2024, as per details the following list shows how many public holidays will be beside Eid ul Fitr, Eid ul Azha, Independence Day, Ashura, Eid Milad un Nabi (SAW), and Quaid-e-Azam Day.

HERE IS THE LIST OF PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN PAKISTAN in 2024:

Date Day Holiday
5th February Monday Kashmir Day
23th March Saturday Pakistan Day
10th April  Wednesday Eid ul-Fitr Holiday
11th April  Thursday Eid ul-Fitr Holiday
12th April  Friday Eid ul-Fitr Holiday
1st May Wednesday Independence Day
17th June Monday Eid ul Azha Holiday
18th June Tuesday Eid ul Azha Holiday
19th June Wednesday Eid ul Azha Holiday
16th July
17th July
Tuesday
Wednesday
9th Muharram
Ashura
14th August Sunday Independance Day
16th September Independence Day Milad un-Nabi
Quaid-e-Azam Day Sunday Iqbal Day
25th December Sunday Quaid-e-Azam Day/ Christmas

The official notification by the Interior Ministry of the government of Pakistan for the Public Holidays in Pakistan in 2024 will be posted here.

Provincial holidays in Pakistan in 2024:

Besides the gazetted holidays in Pakistan, there are also some provincial holidays. The provincial holidays in Pakistan in 2024 are to be observed in different cities including the Data Ganj Bakhsh Urs, Death Anniversary of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, and Urs of Shah Abdul Latif Bhattai. On such occasions, schools and some other government institutes remain closed.

Bank Holidays in Pakistan in 2024:

The dates for bank holidays in Pakistan in 2024 include the 1st of January and the 1st of July. On the occasion of bank holidays in Pakistan, the banks remain closed.

For more details visit the official notification regarding gazetted holidays in Pakistan here.

For more updates about public holidays in Pakistan in 2024 stay in touch with daytimes.pk

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