Holiday Guide for Pakistan in 2026

Pakistan information

Population: 220.89m
Capital: Karachi
Calling Code: (92)
Time Zone: 0 UTC
Currency: Pakistani rupee
Language: Urdu

List of National Holidays in Pakistan in 2026

	Friday January 16th Long Weekend! Shab e-Meraj Sindh: Isra and Mi'raj marks the Night Journey from Mecca to Jerusalem and the ascent into heaven
	Thursday February 5th Kashmir Solidarity Day Pakistan: Observed since 1990 as a day of protest against Indian control of part of Kashmir
	Friday February 6th Long Weekend! Basant Punjabi: 5th Day of Magha. On this day Hindus worship Saraswati Devi, the goddess of wisdom, knowledge, music, art and culture
	Saturday February 7th Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar's Urs Sindh: A public holiday in Sindh to mark the Urs of a Sufi saint and poet who is revered in South Asia.
	Saturday February 7th Basant Punjabi: 5th Day of Magha. On this day Hindus worship Saraswati Devi, the goddess of wisdom, knowledge, music, art and culture
	Tuesday March 3rd Holi Sindh: Originally a harvest and fertility festival, Holi also commemorates a legend from Hindu Mythology
	Wednesday March 4th Holi Sindh: Originally a harvest and fertility festival, Holi also commemorates a legend from Hindu Mythology
	Friday March 13th Long Weekend! Public Holiday Pakistan: One-off holiday as part of the government's austerity and energy conservation measures.
	Friday March 13th Long Weekend! Public Holiday Sindh: Jumatul Bidah translates as 'Friday of farewell' and marks the last Friday prayers in the holy month of Ramadan
	Thursday March 19th Eid ul-Fitr Holiday Balochistan, Punjabi: The festival of Eid ul-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
	Friday March 20th Long Weekend! Eid ul-Fitr Pakistan: The festival of Eid ul-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
	Saturday March 21st Eid ul-Fitr Holiday Pakistan: Second day of holidays for the festival of Eid ul-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
	Sunday March 22nd Eid ul-Fitr Holiday Pakistan: Third day of holidays for the festival of Eid ul-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
	Monday March 23rd Long Weekend! Pakistan Day Pakistan: Commemorates the Lahore Resolution of 1940, also known as the 'Pakistan Resolution'
	Monday March 23rd Long Weekend! Eid ul-Fitr Holiday Pakistan: Fourth day of holidays for the festival of Eid ul-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
	Saturday March 28th Mela Chiraghan Punjabi: The Festival of Lamps is one of the largest traditional events of the Punjab province.
	Saturday April 4th Public Holiday Sindh: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was the ninth Prime Minister of Pakistan He founded the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and served as its chairman until his execution in 1979
	Friday May 1st Long Weekend! Labour Day Pakistan: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Wednesday May 27th Eid ul-Azha Pakistan: Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice is the most important feast in the Muslim calendar. It celebrates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael in submission to Allah's command, before he was stopped by Allah.
	Thursday May 28th Youm-e-Takbeer Pakistan: Commemorates the day when Pakistan conducted successful nuclear tests in the hills of Chaghai in 1998.
	Thursday May 28th Eid ul-Azha Day 2 Pakistan: Second day of holidays for the Feast of the the Sacrifice
	Friday May 29th Long Weekend! Eid ul-Azha Day 3 Pakistan: Third day of holidays for the Feast of the the Sacrifice
	Thursday June 25th Ashoora Pakistan: Commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussain.9th day of Muharram
	Friday June 26th Long Weekend! Ashoora Pakistan: Ashura is the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar and marks the climax of the Mourning of Muharram
	Wednesday July 29th Urs of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai Sindh: Urs of a noted scholar, saint and poet, considered to be greatest Muslim poet of Sindhi language
	Friday August 14th Long Weekend! Independence Day Pakistan: On this day in 1947, Pakistan became the world's first Islamic republic when it gained independence from British rule
	Tuesday August 25th Eid Milad-un-Nabi Pakistan: Celebrated by Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendar
	Saturday October 24th Founding Day Azad Kashmir: Commemorates the establishment of the AJK state on this day in 1947.
	Monday November 9th Long Weekend! Iqbal Day Pakistan: Sir Muhammad Iqbal was a prominent Muslim poet and philosopher
	Friday December 25th Long Weekend! Quaid-e-Azam Day Pakistan: Marks the birthday of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, a notable politician and Pakistan's first Governor General
	Sunday December 27th Anniversary of Benazir Bhutto's Death Sindh: On December 27th 2007 Benazir Bhutto was killed in a gun and suicide bomb attack after an election rally in Rawlapindi, shortly after returning to Pakistan from self-imposed exile