Holiday Guide for Pakistan in 2025

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 2025

	Monday January 27th Long Weekend! Shab e-Meraj Sindh: Isra and Mi'raj marks the Night Journey from Mecca to Jerusalem and the ascent into heaven
	Wednesday February 5th Kashmir Solidarity Day Pakistan: Observed since 1990 as a day of protest against Indian control of part of Kashmir
	Wednesday February 19th 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.
	Friday March 14th Long Weekend! Holi Sindh: Originally a harvest and fertility festival, Holi also commemorates a legend from Hindu Mythology
	Sunday March 23rd Pakistan Day Pakistan: Commemorates the Lahore Resolution of 1940, also known as the 'Pakistan Resolution'
	Monday March 31st Long Weekend! Eid ul-Fitr Pakistan: The festival of Eid ul-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
	Tuesday April 1st Eid ul-Fitr Holiday Pakistan: Second day of holidays for the festival of Eid ul-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
	Wednesday April 2nd Eid ul-Fitr Holiday Pakistan: Third day of holidays for the festival of Eid ul-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
	Friday April 4th Long Weekend! 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
	Saturday April 12th Mela Chiraghan Punjabi: The Festival of Lamps is one of the largest traditional events of the Punjab province.
	Thursday May 1st Labour Day Pakistan: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Wednesday May 28th Youm-e-Takbeer Pakistan: Commemorates the day when Pakistan conducted successful nuclear tests in the hills of Chaghai in 1998.
	Friday June 6th Long Weekend! Day of Arafah Pakistan: Second day of the Hajj pilgrimage and the day before Eid al Adha. Named after the geographical area Arafa where the Prophet gave his Farewell Sermon.
	Saturday June 7th 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.
	Sunday June 8th Eid ul-Azha Day 2 Pakistan: Second day of holidays for the Feast of the the Sacrifice
	Monday June 9th Long Weekend! Eid ul-Azha Day 3 Pakistan: Third day of holidays for the Feast of the the Sacrifice
	Wednesday June 18th Urs of Hazrat Abdullah Shah Ghazi Sindh: An Urs observed in Karachi to honour an 8th century Islamic mystic and Sufi.
	Friday June 27th Long Weekend! Islamic New Year Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Marks the start of Islamic New Year
	Saturday July 5th Ashoora Pakistan: Commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussain.9th day of Muharram
	Sunday July 6th Ashoora Pakistan: Ashura is the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar and marks the climax of the Mourning of Muharram
	Saturday August 9th Urs of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai Sindh: Urs of a noted scholar, saint and poet, considered to be greatest Muslim poet of Sindhi language
	Wednesday August 13th Independence Day Islamabad Capital Territory: On this day in 1947, Pakistan became the world's first Islamic republic when it gained independence from British rule
	Thursday August 14th Independence Day Pakistan: On this day in 1947, Pakistan became the world's first Islamic republic when it gained independence from British rule
	Friday August 15th Long Weekend! Urs Mubarak of Hazrat Data Gunj Bakhsh Punjabi: A public holiday in Lahore for an 11th cebtury Sufi saint from present-day Afghanistan, who is lived and died in Lahore.
	Friday August 15th Long Weekend! Chehlum of Hazrat Imam-e-Hussain Sindh: Commemorates the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
	Wednesday August 20th Public Holiday Sindh: A Public holiday has been announced in Karachi on August 20th 2025.
	Friday September 5th Long Weekend! Eid Milad-un-Nabi Sindh: Sindh government has announced a two-day public holiday on Sept 5 and 6 in connection with Eid Milad-un-Nabi.
	Saturday September 6th Eid Milad-un-Nabi Pakistan: Celebrated by Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendar
	Monday October 20th Long Weekend! Diwali Sindh: Declared as a public holiday in the Sindh province for members of the Hindu community
	Tuesday October 21st Diwali Sindh: Declared as a public holiday in the Sindh province for members of the Hindu community
	Friday October 24th Long Weekend! Founding Day Azad Kashmir: Commemorates the establishment of the AJK state on this day in 1947.
	Sunday November 9th Iqbal Day Pakistan: Sir Muhammad Iqbal was a prominent Muslim poet and philosopher
	Thursday December 25th Quaid-e-Azam Day Pakistan: Marks the birthday of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, a notable politician and Pakistan's first Governor General
	Friday December 26th Long Weekend! Day after Christmas Pakistan: Several countries and regions around the world extend their public holidays for Christmas beyond 25th December
	Saturday 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