National Holidays in Pakistan in 2026

When are the next National holidays in Pakistan?

Day	Date	Holiday Name	Type	Comments
Thursday	Jan 01	Bank Holiday	Not A Public Holiday	Banks are closed
Friday	Jan 16	Shab e-Meraj	Regional Holiday	Sindh only
Thursday	Feb 05	Kashmir Solidarity Day	National Holiday
Wednesday	Feb 18	Bank Holiday	Not A Public Holiday	Banks are closed
Tuesday	Mar 03	Holi	Regional Holiday	Hindu community in Sindh
Saturday	Mar 21	Eid ul-Fitr	National Holiday	End of Ramadan
Sunday	Mar 22	Eid ul-Fitr Holiday	National Holiday
Monday	Mar 23	Eid ul-Fitr Holiday	National Holiday
Monday	Mar 23	Pakistan Day	National Holiday
Saturday	Apr 04	Public Holiday	Regional Holiday	Sindh
Friday	May 01	Labour Day	National Holiday	International Workers' Day
Wednesday	May 27	Eid ul-Azha	National Holiday	Feast of the Sacrifice
Thursday	May 28	Eid ul-Azha Day 2	National Holiday
Thursday	May 28	Youm-e-Takbeer	National Holiday
Friday	May 29	Eid ul-Azha Day 3	National Holiday
Thursday	Jun 25	Ashoora	National Holiday	9th day of Muharram
Friday	Jun 26	Ashoora	National Holiday	10 Muharram
Wednesday	Jul 01	Bank Holiday	Not A Public Holiday	Banks are closed
Wednesday	Jul 29	Urs of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai	Regional Holiday	Sindh
Friday	Aug 14	Independence Day	National Holiday	National Day
Wednesday	Aug 26	Eid Milad-un-Nabi	National Holiday	Date to be confirmed
Saturday	Oct 24	Founding Day	Regional Holiday	Azad Kashmir
Monday	Nov 09	Iqbal Day	National Holiday
Friday	Dec 25	Quaid-e-Azam Day	National Holiday
Sunday	Dec 27	Anniversary of Benazir Bhutto's Death	Regional Holiday	Sindh

Key

Holidays are observed on their calendar date.
Since 1996, Friday has been a half-working day and Sunday is the weekly holiday of the country.