Public holidays in Pakistan
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Pakistan holidays are celebrated according to the Islamic or Gregorian calendars for religious and civil purposes, respectively. 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.
National holidays[edit]
Date | English Name | Local Name | Notes |
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23 March | 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 India. The republic was also declared on this day in 1956. |
1 May | Labour Day | یوم مزدور
Youm-e-Mazdoor |
Celebrates the achievements of workers. |
14 August | Independence Day | یوم استقلال
Youm-e-Istiqlal |
Marking Pakistani independence and the formation of Pakistan in 1947. |
25 December | Quaid-e-Azam Day | یوم ولادت قائداعظم
Youm-e-Viladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam |
Birthday of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan. |
Religious holidays[edit]
Date | English Name | Local Name | Notes |
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Dhu al-Hijjah 10th-12th | 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 1st-3rd | Eid-ul-Fitr | عيد الفطر | Marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan |
Rabiʽ al-Awwal 12 | Mawlid | مَولِد | Birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad |
Muharram 9th & 10th | Ashura | عاشوراء/یوم کربلا | Karbala Day for Shias to the mourn for the martyred Imam Hussein ibn Ali |