Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Thursday september 28, 2023
Muslim, Sufi :
Regional holiday
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Tuesday october 24, 2023
Secular holiday : Founding Day of Azad Jammu and Kashmir state Azad Jammu and Kashmir state only
Black Friday
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Friday november 24, 2023
Special Events : Day of sales and bargains
Quaid-e-Azams Birthday.
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Monday december 25, 2023
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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Tuesday december 26, 2023
Catholic : Boxing Day Christian community only
Regional holiday
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Wednesday december 27, 2023
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 27, 2023
School holidays :
School holidays
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Monday january 1, 2024
School holidays : Http://www.mofept.gov.pk/
https://habib.edu.pk/
Due to the unprecedented floods and torrential rains, the Punjab education department has decided to cut down the syllabus by 20% for classes I to X, in 2022-2023
Schooling is mandatory till age 16
Teaching language: Urdu, English, Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashto
schools close on Saturday & Sunday
Instructional hours in Punjab: 07:30 - 13:00
Instructional hours in Sindh: 08:00 - 14:00
school uniforms required
University of Lahore ranking: Shanghai (2023): #901-1000
We carry confirmed dates till Sep 2023 -- till April 2024 in Urdu: https://bhattieducation.com/download-taleemi-calendar-for-grade-6-7-8/
; Further dates are projected dates based on previous years
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Banks are closed
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Monday january 1, 2024
Banks only :
Winter holiday (end) - Punjab
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Monday january 1, 2024
School holidays :
Winter holiday (end) - Sindh
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Tuesday january 2, 2024
School holidays :
Banks are closed
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Tuesday january 2, 2024
Banks only :
Kashmir Day
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Monday february 5, 2024
Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Shab-e-Barat
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Saturday february 24, 2024
Muslim, Sufi :
Optional holiday
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Tuesday march 5, 2024
Hinduism : All Hindu employees of all autonomous, semi-autonomous, and government organizations that fall under the adminisare given holidays on the occasion of Holi.
Pakistan Expo Asia International Exhibition
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Thursday march 7, 2024
Tradeshows : Www.engineeringasia.net/ lasts 3 days - in Karachi 2024 edition confirmed
Optional holiday
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Saturday march 9, 2024
Hinduism : Maha Shivaratri Hindu community
Start of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Monday march 11, 2024
cards/flowers :
Banks are closed
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Tuesday march 12, 2024
Banks only :
Start of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Tuesday march 12, 2024
Banks only : Originally Ramadama is the name of the ninth month in the Arab world.
It is, above all, a month of fasting.
Fasting was not born with Islam. The abstaining from eating and drinking is mentioned in the Old and New Testaments, preceding the prophet Muhammad.
Thus, in the Bible, it is mentioned that Queen Esther asked the Jews to fast for three days before asking her husband to spare the Jews.
According to the New Testament, Jesus fasted for 40 days in the desert. Referring to this episode, Christianity has a fasting period of 40 days called Lent .
Today, the fasting period of practicing Catholics lasts from Ash Wednesday to Good Friday.
The start of Ramadan generally depends on local observation of the moon crescent, but others choose the calculation of the new moon or the statement of Saudi Arabia to determine the start of the fasting period.
The three main prohibitions of Ramadan are: eat, drink and have sex,
It is possible to swallow one's own saliva, but not the water with which mouth was rinsed.
Practitioners can go swimming or take a shower, as long as they do not swallow water.
Alcohol-based perfume is prohibited.
Nail biting is allowed as long as nails are clean.
Dates fruit are recommended after breaking of the fast, provided they do not come from Israel.
Travelers, pregnant or nursing or menstruating women are allowed to stop fasting.
Practitioners usually gain weight during this period.
Punishments are particularly heavy year Algeria, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.
Regional holiday
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Wednesday march 20, 2024
Secular holiday : Sibghatullah Shah Rashidi's day: a spiritual leader of the Hur Freedom Movement during Pakistan's freedom struggle against British colonialists. Sindh state only [Wikipedia]
Pakistan Resolution Day
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Saturday march 23, 2024
Secular holiday : On 23rd of March, 1940, at the Muslim League's 27th session, under Quaid-e-Azam's leadership, Mr. A.K. Fazlul Haq moved a resolution and demanded a separate sovereign state for the Muslims in the North West and Eastern zones of the Indian Sub-continent. Actual name of celebration is RESOLUTION DAY.
Mid-term holiday (end) - Punjab
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Monday march 25, 2024
School holidays :
Holi / Holika / Medin Poya/Dola Purnima
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Monday march 25, 2024
Culture : From 2019 onwards
Optional holiday
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Monday march 25, 2024
Hinduism : Holi / Holika / Medin Poya/Dola Purnima Hindu community
Spring holiday (beginning) - Sindh
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Friday march 29, 2024
School holidays :
Optional holiday
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Friday march 29, 2024
Catholic or protestant : Good Friday Christian community
Hazrat Madhu Lal Hussain Death Anniversary (Lahore only)
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Saturday march 30, 2024
Culture : Hussain was a disciple of Sheikh Bahlol Daryai Chinioti. Following his masters advice, he studied mysticism and spent 12 years in penance at the shrine of Hazrat Data Gunj Bukhsh. Like all Sufis, he was a nonconformist and did not believe in ritualism but direct communion with the Almighty. He even shaved off his beard and moustache. Hussains love for a Brahmin boy called Madhu or Madhu Lal is famous, and they are often referred together as Madhu Lal Hussain. Madhus tomb lies next to Hussains in the shrine.
Easter
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Sunday march 31, 2024
cards/flowers : From 2019 onwards
Mid-term holiday (beginning) - Punjab
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Sunday march 31, 2024
School holidays :