Public holidays in Pakistan

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1 Holidays in Pakistan
2 Former Holidays (now National Days)
3 Partial Holidays or National Days
4 References
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] Holidays in Pakistan

Date	English Name	Local Name	Remarks
February 5	Kashmir Solidarity Day	یوم یکجحتی کشمیر	Protest against Indian control of part of Kashmir.
March 23	Pakistan Day	یوم پاکستان Yom-e-Pakistan	Commemorates the passing of the Lahore Resolution, when a separate nation for the Muslims of The British Indian Empire was demanded.
May 1	Labor day (May Day)	یوم مزدور Yom-e-Mazdoor	Labor day in Pakistan
August 14	Independence Day	یوم آزادی Yom-e-Azaadi	Commemorates Pakistan's independence from the United Kingdom on August 14, 1947
November 9	Birthday of Muhammad Iqbal	یوم اقبال Yom-e-Iqbal	Birthday of national poet Muhammad Iqbal
December 25	Birthday of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah	یوم ولادت قائداعظم Yom-e-Viladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam	Birthday of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah founder/father of Pakistan
Dates following the Lunar Islamic calendar
Dhul Hijja 10 & 11	Eid ul-Adha	عید الاضحٰی	Commemorates the end of Haj. The sacrifice offered on this day commemorates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son, occurs on the 10th day of the month of Dhul Hijja
Shawwal 1 & 2	Eid-ul-Fitr	عيد الفطر	Commemorates end of Ramadan (Ramazan). It occurs on the 1st and 2nd day of Shawwal
Rabi`-ul-Awwal 12	Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi	عيد ميلاد النبی	Birthday of the Islamic Prophet, Muhammad. It occurs on the 12th of Rabi'-ul-Awwal
Muharram 9 & 10	Ashura	عاشوراء	Martyrdom of Imam Hussain. It occurs on 9th and 10th day of Muharram
Rajab	Shab-e-Miraj	شب معراج	It occurs on 27th of Rajab

[edit] Former Holidays (now National Days)

Date	English Name	Local Name	Remarks
September 6	Defence Day	یوم دفاع Yom-e-Difa	Commemorates the official start of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
September 11	Death Anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah	یومِ وفات قائداعظم Quaid-e-Azam ki Yom-e-Wafaat	Death Anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam

[edit] 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:

May 28 - Youm-e-Takbir
September 7 - Air Force Day
September 8 - Victory Day
October 16 - Death anniversary of Liaquat Ali Khan
October 24 - Azad Kashmir Day

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[edit] See also

Muslim holidays

[edit] External links

Dates of Muslim holidays

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History

Ancient

Stone age • Soanian • Mehrgarh • Indus Valley • Indo-Aryan • Achaemenid • Greco-Bactrian • Maurya • Gandhara • Indo-Greek • Indo-Scythian • Indo-Parthian • Kushan • Indo-Sassanid

Medieval

Indo-Hephthalite • Kamboja • Rai Dynasty • Shahi • Pala • Solanki • Umayyad • Ghaznavid • Ghurid • Mamluk • Khilji • Tughlaq • Sayyid • Lodi • Timurid

Modern

Pre-colonial	Mughal • Afsharid • East India Company • Durrani • Sikh Confederacy • Sikh Empire • First Anglo-Afghan War • First Anglo-Sikh War • Second Anglo-Sikh War • Rebellion

Colonial	British Raj • Second Anglo-Afghan War • Durand Line • Third Anglo-Afghan War • Aligarh Movement • Hindi–Urdu controversy • Pakistan Movement (Muslim League • Jinnah's 14 Points • Lahore Resolution) • Partition • Independence • Dominion status

Republic	1947 War • Baghdad Pact • Indus Treaty • 1965 War • 1971 War • Project-706 • Islamization • Baloch insurgency • Kargil War • 1999 coup d'état • War in north-west

Geography

Locality	Time • Borders • Subdivisions (Provinces • Districts • Cities) • Demographics • Climate • Weather records • Natural history • Archaeological sites • Natural disasters (Earthquakes • Floods)

Geology	Tectonics • Mountains • Volcanoes • Glaciers • Passes • Valleys • Deserts • Islands • Beaches • Wetlands • Rivers • Bridges • Lakes • Indus plain • Pothohar plateau • Sistan basin • Salt range • Gwadar bay • Arabian sea • Minerals • Coal fields • Oil fields • Gas fields

Environment	Ecoregions • Forests • Wildlife (Flora • Fauna) • Environmental issues • Protected areas (National parks • Game reserves • Sanctuaries) • Heritage sites • Botanical gardens • Zoos

Economy

Infrastructure	Planning Commission • Low cost housing • Employment • Poverty • Foreign aid • Water management • Water supply and sanitation • Fuel extraction • Electricity (Nuclear • Solar • Wind) • Transportation • Healthcare (Hospitals) • Education (Institutions) • Posting • Telecommunications • Satellite • Tallest buildings

Industry	Agriculture • Arms • Automobile • Fishery • Forestry • Horticulture • Husbandry • Labour force (Child labour) • Media • Mining • Pharmaceuticals • Silk • Textiles • Tourism

Commerce	Currency • Trading corporation • Stock markets • Securities and Exchange Commission • Trade unions • Banking (Banks) • Investment board • Companies

Government

Executive	President • Security Council • Federal (Prime Minister • Ministries/Cabinet) • Provincial (Government • Governors • Chief Ministers) • Local (Local Government • Union Councils)

Legislative	Federal (Parliament: Senate/Chairman • National Assembly/Speaker) • Provincial (Provincial Assemblies)

Judicial	Federal (Supreme Council • Chief Justice • Supreme Court • Shariat Court) • Provincial (High Court) • Local (District Courts)

Law and Crime

Constitution • Provisional Constitutional Order • Law enforcement (Police • CID • ANF) • Capital punishment • Terrorism (State terrorism)

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Culture

Arts	Architecture • Cinema (Films) • Dance • Folklore • Literature (Mushaira) • Music • Philosophy • Textiles • Theatre

Community	Diaspora/Immigration • Ethnicity • Feudalism • Gender disparity • Human rights (LGBT) • Marriage • Naming • List of Pakistanis • Religion • Social clubs • Women

Lifestyle	Clothing (Shalwar-Kameez) • Cosmetics (Mehndi) • Cuisine • Etiquette • Gun culture • Languages (Urdu) • Nationalism (Flags • Holidays • Symbols • Songs) • Prostitution

Sports	Athletics • Baseball • Boxing • Cricket • Cycling • Field hockey • Football • Gilli-danda • Golf • Kabaddi • Motorsport • Marathon • Olympics/Paralympics • Polo • Rugby • Squash • Tennis • Swimming

Places	Botanical gardens • Cemeteries • Churches • Forts • Gurdwaras • Heritage sites • Hindu temples • Libraries • Mausolea/Shrines • Mosques • Museums • Parks • Stadiums • Zoos

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Sovereign states	Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Burma (Myanmar) Cambodia People's Republic of China Cyprus East Timor (Timor-Leste) Egypt Georgia India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan North Korea South Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Nepal Oman Pakistan Philippines Qatar Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Turkey Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen

States with limited recognition	Abkhazia Nagorno-Karabakh Northern Cyprus Palestine Republic of China (Taiwan) South Ossetia

Dependencies and other territories	British Indian Ocean Territory Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Hong Kong Macau

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