Holidays in public
The Cabinet Division has announced that there would be 11 public holidays in 2023.
Observing Kashmir Day on February 5
Islamabad Day 23rd of March Thursday
Eid-ul-Fitr April 22, 23, and 24 are Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.
Working Day May 1st, Monday
Eid-ul-Azha Thursday, June 29, 30, and July 1
Ashura days (9th,10 Muharram) Friday and Thursday, July 27 and 28
Day of Independence a.m. on August 14
Eid-Milad-un-Nabi 28th of September, Thursday
Day of Allama Iqbal November 9th, Thursday
Christmas Monday, December 25, Quaid-e-Azam Day, or Tuesday following Christmas, December 26 (Only for Christians)
According to the notification, the dates of holidays for Muslim festivals are based on anticipated dates and are contingent to the moon’s appearance, for which a separate notification will be issued by the Cabinet Division.
Following that, there will be bank holidays. But according to the announcement, banks, DFLs, and MFBs would continue to be closed to the general public but not to their staff these days:
Bank Holidays
2 January (Monday)
March 22 (Wednesday)
July 3 (Monday) (Monday)
Optional Holidays
on January 1st January 1st, Sunday, Basant Panchami January 26th, Thursday
Shiv Ratri falls on Shab-e-Mairaj, Saturday. Holi on February 18th, and Dulhandi on March 6th Shab-e-Barat is on Tuesday, March 7 Good Friday is on March 8th. Friday, April 14, Eid-e-Rizwan Friday, Monday, April 10, Baisakhi Friday, Friday seven days after Easter Friday, April 21, Buddha Purnima July 7
Nauroze, August 16, Wednesday
Monday, August 21, Chehlum, is Lord Zoroaster’s birthday. September 6th, Wednesday
Ashtami of Janam 7 September, Thursday
October 23, the day of Durga Pooja
Dussehra 24 October on Tuesday
Yairahvi Shareef October 27th, Friday
Guru Valmik Swami Ji’s birthday is on October 28th, which is Diwali. November 12th, Sunday
Monday, November 27, is Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s birthday.
