Pakistan Government announces public holidays on 9th, 10th Muharram
by Public Holiday News
The federal government of Pakistan has announced public holidays on 9th and 10th of Muharram that will fall on Thursday 20th and Friday 21st September 2018.
The interior ministry has issued notification for the public holidays on Ashura.
“It is notified for general information that 20th and 21st September, 2018 (Thursday and Friday) will be public holidays on the occasion of Ashura, Moharram-ul-Haram”, read the official notification issued on Friday.
National holidays in Pakistan in 2018
Weekday | Date | Holiday | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
Monday | Bank Holiday | Banks are closed | |
Monday | Kashmir Solidarity Day | ||
Friday | Holi | Sindh only | |
Friday | Pakistan Day | Commemorates the Lahore Resolution of 1940 | |
Wednesday | Death of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto | Sindh,Azad Kashmir | |
Friday | Shab e-Meraj | Sindh only | |
Tuesday | Labour Day | International Workers' Day | |
Thursday | First Ramazan | Banks are closed | |
Friday | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday | ||
Saturday | Eid ul-Fitr | End of Ramadan | |
Sunday | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday | ||
Monday | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday | ||
Monday | Bank Holiday | Banks are closed | |
Wednesday | Public Holiday | For General Election | |
Tuesday | Independence Day | National Day | |
Tuesday | Eid ul-Azha Holiday | ||
Wednesday | Eid ul-Azha | Feast of the Sacrifice | |
Thursday | Eid ul-Azha Day 2 | ||
Friday | Eid ul-Azha | Balochistan, Sindh | |
Thursday | Ashoora | 9th day of Muharram | |
Friday | Ashoora | 10th day of Muharram | |
Wednesday | Urs of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai | Sindh only. 14th Safar | |
Wednesday | Diwali | Sindh only. For members of the Hinudu community | |
Friday | Iqbal Day | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
Wednesday | Eid Milad-un-Nabi | Birthday of Prophet Muhammad | |
Tuesday | Christmas Day | Observed by Christians only | |
Tuesday | Quaid-e-Azam Day | ||
Wednesday | Day after Christmas | Observed by Christians only | |
Thursday | Anniversary of Benazir Bhutto's Death | Sindh |