Pakistan : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months
Banks are closed
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Friday July 1, 2022
Banks only :
Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Sunday July 10, 2022
Muslim, Sufi :
Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Monday July 11, 2022
Muslim, Sufi : The second main celebration of Islam. It celebrates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God. Muslims make their annual pilgrimage, or the Hajj , to Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia.
Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Tuesday July 12, 2022
Muslim, Sufi :
El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Saturday July 30, 2022
cards/flowers :
Summer holiday (end) - Sindh
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Monday August 1, 2022
School holidays :
Summer holiday (end) - Punjab
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Monday August 1, 2022
School holidays :
Ashura
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Sunday August 7, 2022
Muslim, Sufi : Husayn ibn Ali martyrdom day, killed in the year 680 in Kerbala (Iraq) fighting injustice. paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Ashura
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Monday August 8, 2022
Muslim, Sufi : Husayn ibn Ali martyrdom day, killed in the year 680 in Kerbala (Iraq) fighting injustice. paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Independence Day
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Sunday August 14, 2022
Secular holiday : Pakistan was formed on August 14, 1947 with two parts in the eastern and northwestern regions of South Asia, separated by Hindu-majority India. [Wikipedia] [Wikipedia]
Arbor Day
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Thursday August 18, 2022
Culture :
Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Sunday October 9, 2022
Muslim, Sufi :
Deepavali/Dipabali
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Monday October 24, 2022
Hinduism : From 2019 onwards
Regional holiday
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Monday October 24, 2022
Secular holiday : Founding Day of Azad Jammu and Kashmir state Azad Jammu and Kashmir state only
Optional holiday
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Monday October 24, 2022
Hinduism : Diwali Hindu community only in the State of Sindh
Birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak.
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Wednesday November 2, 2022
Culture : Guru Nanak Dev (1469-1539) Founder of the religion of Sikhism and the first of ten Sikh Gurus. Sikhs believe that all subsequent Gurus possessed Guru Nanaks divinity and religious authority as of 2020
Allama Muhammad Iqbal Day
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Wednesday November 9, 2022
Culture : Generally known as a poet and philosopher, but also a jurist, a politician, a social reformer, and a great Islamic scholar. People even bestowed on him the title of Shaere-Mashriq (Poet of the East). Iqbal's contribution to the Muslim world as one of the greatest thinkers of Islam remains unparalleled. In his writings, he addressed and exhorted people, particularly the youth, to stand up and boldly face life's challenges. The central theme and main source of his message was the Qur'an.
Black Friday
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Friday November 25, 2022
Special Events : Day of sales and bargains
Winter holiday (beginning)- Sindh
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Tuesday December 20, 2022
School holidays :
Working Women's Day
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Thursday December 22, 2022
cards/flowers :
Christmas holiday (beginning)
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Thursday December 22, 2022
School holidays :
Quaid-e-Azams Birthday.
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Sunday December 25, 2022
Secular holiday : Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876 - 1948) was an Indian Muslim and statesman who led the All India Muslim League and founded Pakistan, serving as its first Governor-General. He is commonly known in Pakistan as Quaid-i-Azam (Urdu:- Great Leader ) and Baba-i-Qaum ( Father of the Nation. ). [Wikipedia]
Optional holiday
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Monday December 26, 2022
Catholic : Boxing Day Christian community only
Regional holiday
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Tuesday December 27, 2022
Secular holiday : black Day to pay homage to former prime minister Shaheed Benazir Bhutto on her martyrdom anniversary (in 2007). Sindh province only
Winter holiday (beginning) - Punjab
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Wednesday December 28, 2022
School holidays :