Public Holidays

New Year’s Day                          1 January
Kashmir Solidarity Day              5 February
Pakistan Day                               23 March
Labour Day                                  1 May
July Bank Holiday                       2 July
Independence Day                    14 August
Defence Day                                6September
Death Anniversary

of Quaid-e-Azam                         11September

Eid-ul-Fitr

Birthday of Allama Iqbal             9November

Eid-ul-Adha
December Bank Holiday          20December
Quaid-e-Azam’s                         25 December

Birthday/Christmas

Public holidays based on religious occasions/festivals like the Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Azha, or the Muharram Ashura days, are subject to the appearance of the moon and are in accordance with the lunar calendar, so their occurrence may differ slightly every year.