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National Holidays
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ENGLISH NAME |
LOCAL NAME |
DETAILS |
| March 23 |
Pakistan Day |
Yom-e-Pakistan |
Commemorates Pakistan Resolution on March 23, 1940 in Lahore. |
| May 01 |
Labour Day |
Yom-e-Karegar |
Labour day in Pakistan |
| August 14 |
Independence Day |
Yom-e-Istiqlal |
Commemorates Pakistan's independence from the United Kingdom on August 14th, 1947 |
| September 06 |
Defence Day |
Yom-e-Difa |
Defence Day |
| September 11 |
Death Aniversary of Quaid |
Yom-e-Wafat-e-Quaid-Azam |
Death anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah |
| November 09 |
Birthday of Allama Iqbal |
Yom-e-Viladat-t-Iqbal |
Birthday of national poet Muhammad Iqbal |
| December 25 |
Birthday of Quaid |
Yom-e-Viladat-e-Quaid |
Birthday of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, |
| December 25 |
Christmas |
Eid-ul-Milad-ul-Maseeh |
Christmas |
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Dates following the lunar Islamic Calendar
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| Dhul Hijja 10 |
Eid-ul-Adha, (----) |
Commemorates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son, occurs on the 10th day of the month of Dhul Hijja |
| Shawwal 01 |
Eid-ul-Fitr, (----) |
Commemorates end of Ramadan (Ramazan). It occurs on the 1st day of Shawwal |
| Rabi`-ul-Awwal 12 |
Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi, (----) |
Birthday of Prophet Muhammad. It occurs on the 12th of Rabi'-ul-Awwal |
| Moharram 10 |
Ashura, (----) |
Martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain. It occurs on the 10th day of Muharram |
| Ramadan last Friday |
Jumu'ah-tul-Wida, (----) |
It occurs on last Friday in Ramadan before Eid-ul-Fitr |
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