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Pakistan : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months

  • Currency: Rupee (PKR)
  • Internet extension: .pk - Telephone code: +92 - International dialing code: 00
    Many banks remain open on Saturday
    Christian, Parsi, Sikh, Zikri, Ahmadi/Qadiani, Buddhist & Hindu communities are allowed to observe their respective religious main celebrations
    GMT offset: +5 (DST: no)
    2021 calendar confirmed
  • Weekend: Saturday & Sunday
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    Thursday september 28, 2023Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Tuesday october 24, 2023Regional holidaySecular holiday
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    Friday november 24, 2023Black FridaySpecial Events
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    Monday december 25, 2023Quaid-e-Azam’s Birthday.Secular holiday
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    Tuesday december 26, 2023Optional holidayCatholic
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    Wednesday december 27, 2023Regional holidaySecular holiday
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    Wednesday december 27, 2023Winter holiday (beginning) - PunjabSchool holidays
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    Monday january 1, 2024School holidaysSchool holidays
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    Monday january 1, 2024Banks are closedBanks only
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    Monday january 1, 2024Winter holiday (end) - PunjabSchool holidays
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    Tuesday january 2, 2024Winter holiday (end) - SindhSchool holidays
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    Tuesday january 2, 2024Banks are closedBanks only
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    Monday february 5, 2024Kashmir DaySecular holiday
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    Saturday february 24, 2024Shab-e-BaratMuslim, Sufi
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    Tuesday march 5, 2024Optional holidayHinduism
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    Thursday march 7, 2024Pakistan Expo Asia International ExhibitionTradeshows
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    Saturday march 9, 2024Optional holidayHinduism
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    Monday march 11, 2024Start of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)cards/flowers
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    Tuesday march 12, 2024Banks are closedBanks only
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    Tuesday march 12, 2024Start of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)Banks only
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    Wednesday march 20, 2024Regional holidaySecular holiday
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    Saturday march 23, 2024Pakistan Resolution DaySecular holiday
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    Monday march 25, 2024Mid-term holiday (end) - PunjabSchool holidays
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    Monday march 25, 2024Holi / Holika / Medin Poya/Dola PurnimaEvents, celebrations...
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    Monday march 25, 2024Optional holidayHinduism
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    Friday march 29, 2024Spring holiday (beginning) - SindhSchool holidays
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    Friday march 29, 2024Optional holidayCatholic or protestant
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    Saturday march 30, 2024Hazrat Madhu Lal Hussain Death Anniversary (Lahore only)Events, celebrations...
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    Sunday march 31, 2024Eastercards/flowers
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    Sunday march 31, 2024Mid-term holiday (beginning) - PunjabSchool holidays
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    Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Thursday september 28, 2023
    Muslim, Sufi :

    Regional holiday

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    Tuesday october 24, 2023
    Secular holiday : Founding Day of Azad Jammu and Kashmir state Azad Jammu and Kashmir state only

    Black Friday

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    Friday november 24, 2023
    Special Events : Day of sales and bargains

    Quaid-e-Azam’s Birthday.

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    Monday december 25, 2023
    Secular holiday : Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876 - 1948) was an Indian Muslim and statesman who led the All India Muslim League and founded Pakistan, serving as its first Governor-General. He is commonly known in Pakistan as Quaid-i-Azam (Urdu:- Great Leader ) and Baba-i-Qaum ( Father of the Nation. ). [Wikipedia]

    Optional holiday

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    Tuesday december 26, 2023
    Catholic : Boxing Day Christian community only

    Regional holiday

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    Wednesday december 27, 2023
    Secular holiday : black Day to pay homage to former prime minister Shaheed Benazir Bhutto on her martyrdom anniversary (in 2007). Sindh province only

    Winter holiday (beginning) - Punjab

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    Wednesday december 27, 2023
    School holidays :

    School holidays

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    Monday january 1, 2024
    School holidays : Http://www.mofept.gov.pk/
    https://habib.edu.pk/

    Due to the unprecedented floods and torrential rains, the Punjab education department has decided to cut down the syllabus by 20% for classes I to X, in 2022-2023

    Schooling is mandatory till age 16
    Teaching language: Urdu, English, Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashto
    schools close on Saturday & Sunday
    Instructional hours in Punjab: 07:30 - 13:00
    Instructional hours in Sindh: 08:00 - 14:00
    school uniforms required
    University of Lahore ranking: Shanghai (2023): #901-1000


    We carry confirmed dates till Sep 2023 -- till April 2024 in Urdu: https://bhattieducation.com/download-taleemi-calendar-for-grade-6-7-8/ ; Further dates are projected dates based on previous years

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    Banks are closed

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    Monday january 1, 2024
    Banks only :

    Winter holiday (end) - Punjab

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    Monday january 1, 2024
    School holidays :

    Winter holiday (end) - Sindh

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    Tuesday january 2, 2024
    School holidays :

    Banks are closed

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    Tuesday january 2, 2024
    Banks only :

    Kashmir Day

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    Monday february 5, 2024
    Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Shab-e-Barat

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    Saturday february 24, 2024
    Muslim, Sufi :

    Optional holiday

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    Tuesday march 5, 2024
    Hinduism : All Hindu employees of all autonomous, semi-autonomous, and government organizations that fall under the adminisare given holidays on the occasion of Holi.

    Pakistan Expo Asia International Exhibition

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    Thursday march 7, 2024
    Tradeshows : Www.engineeringasia.net/ lasts 3 days - in Karachi 2024 edition confirmed

    Optional holiday

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    Saturday march 9, 2024
    Hinduism : Maha Shivaratri Hindu community

    Start of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Monday march 11, 2024
    cards/flowers :

    Banks are closed

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    Tuesday march 12, 2024
    Banks only :

    Start of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Tuesday march 12, 2024
    Banks only : Originally Ramadama is the name of the ninth month in the Arab world. It is, above all, a month of fasting. Fasting was not born with Islam. The abstaining from eating and drinking is mentioned in the Old and New Testaments, preceding the prophet Muhammad. Thus, in the Bible, it is mentioned that Queen Esther asked the Jews to fast for three days before asking her husband to spare the Jews. According to the New Testament, Jesus fasted for 40 days in the desert. Referring to this episode, Christianity has a fasting period of 40 days called Lent . Today, the fasting period of practicing Catholics lasts from Ash Wednesday to Good Friday. The start of Ramadan generally depends on local observation of the moon crescent, but others choose the calculation of the new moon or the statement of Saudi Arabia to determine the start of the fasting period. The three main prohibitions of Ramadan are: eat, drink and have sex, It is possible to swallow one's own saliva, but not the water with which mouth was rinsed. Practitioners can go swimming or take a shower, as long as they do not swallow water. Alcohol-based perfume is prohibited. Nail biting is allowed as long as nails are clean. Dates fruit are recommended after breaking of the fast, provided they do not come from Israel. Travelers, pregnant or nursing or menstruating women are allowed to stop fasting. Practitioners usually gain weight during this period. Punishments are particularly heavy year Algeria, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.

    Regional holiday

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    Wednesday march 20, 2024
    Secular holiday : Sibghatullah Shah Rashidi's day: a spiritual leader of the Hur Freedom Movement during Pakistan's freedom struggle against British colonialists. Sindh state only [Wikipedia]

    Pakistan Resolution Day

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    Saturday march 23, 2024
    Secular holiday : On 23rd of March, 1940, at the Muslim League's 27th session, under Quaid-e-Azam's leadership, Mr. A.K. Fazlul Haq moved a resolution and demanded a separate sovereign state for the Muslims in the North West and Eastern zones of the Indian Sub-continent. Actual name of celebration is RESOLUTION DAY.

    Mid-term holiday (end) - Punjab

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    Monday march 25, 2024
    School holidays :

    Holi / Holika / Medin Poya/Dola Purnima

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    Monday march 25, 2024
    Culture : From 2019 onwards

    Optional holiday

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    Monday march 25, 2024
    Hinduism : Holi / Holika / Medin Poya/Dola Purnima Hindu community

    Spring holiday (beginning) - Sindh

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    Friday march 29, 2024
    School holidays :

    Optional holiday

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    Friday march 29, 2024
    Catholic or protestant : Good Friday Christian community

    Hazrat Madhu Lal Hussain Death Anniversary (Lahore only)

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    Saturday march 30, 2024
    Culture : Hussain was a disciple of Sheikh Bahlol Daryai Chinioti. Following his master’s advice, he studied mysticism and spent 12 years in penance at the shrine of Hazrat Data Gunj Bukhsh. Like all Sufis, he was a nonconformist and did not believe in ritualism but direct communion with the Almighty. He even shaved off his beard and moustache. Hussain’s love for a Brahmin boy called Madhu or Madhu Lal is famous, and they are often referred together as Madhu Lal Hussain. Madhu’s tomb lies next to Hussain’s in the shrine.

    Easter

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    Sunday march 31, 2024
    cards/flowers : From 2019 onwards

    Mid-term holiday (beginning) - Punjab

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    Sunday march 31, 2024
    School holidays :