Public Holidays
Discover upcoming public holiday dates for Pakistan and start planning to make the most of your time off.
2025 Public Holidays
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Feb | Wed | Kashmir Day |
| 23 Mar | Sun | Pakistan Day |
| 30 Mar | Sun | Eid ul-Fitr |
| 31 Mar | Mon | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday |
| 1 Apr | Tue | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday |
| 21 Apr | Mon | Easter Monday * |
| 1 May | Thu | Labour Day |
| 28 May | Wed | Youm-e-Takbeer |
| 7 Jun | Sat | Eid ul-Azha |
| 8 Jun | Sun | Eid ul-Azha Holiday |
| 9 Jun | Mon | Eid ul-Azha Holiday |
| 5 Jul | Sat | Ashura |
| 6 Jul | Sun | Ashura |
| 14 Aug | Thu | Independence Day |
| 5 Sep | Fri | Milad un-Nabi |
| 9 Nov | Sun | Iqbal Day |
| 25 Dec | Thu | Christmas Day * |
| 25 Dec | Thu | Quiad-e-Azam Day |
| 26 Dec | Fri | Day after Christmas * |
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2026 Public Holidays
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Feb | Thu | Kashmir Day |
| 21 Mar | Sat | Eid ul-Fitr |
| 22 Mar | Sun | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday |
| 23 Mar | Mon | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday |
| 23 Mar | Mon | Pakistan Day |
| 6 Apr | Mon | Easter Monday * |
| 1 May | Fri | Labour Day |
| 27 May | Wed | Eid ul-Azha |
| 28 May | Thu | Eid ul-Azha Holiday |
| 28 May | Thu | Youm-e-Takbeer |
| 25 Jun | Thu | Ashura |
| 26 Jun | Fri | Ashura |
| 14 Aug | Fri | Independence Day |
| 25 Aug | Tue | Milad un-Nabi |
| 9 Nov | Mon | Iqbal Day |
| 25 Dec | Fri | Christmas Day * |
| 25 Dec | Fri | Quiad-e-Azam Day |
| 26 Dec | Sat | Day after Christmas * |
| The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2026 are released. | ||
2027 Public Holidays
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Feb | Fri | Kashmir Day |
| 10 Mar | Wed | Eid ul-Fitr |
| 11 Mar | Thu | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday |
| 12 Mar | Fri | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday |
| 23 Mar | Tue | Pakistan Day |
| 29 Mar | Mon | Easter Monday * |
| 1 May | Sat | Labour Day |
| 17 May | Mon | Eid ul-Azha |
| 18 May | Tue | Eid ul-Azha Holiday |
| 28 May | Fri | Youm-e-Takbeer |
| 14 Jun | Mon | Ashura |
| 15 Jun | Tue | Ashura |
| 14 Aug | Sat | Independence Day |
| 15 Aug | Sun | Milad un-Nabi |
| 9 Nov | Tue | Iqbal Day |
| 25 Dec | Sat | Christmas Day * |
| 25 Dec | Sat | Quiad-e-Azam Day |
| 26 Dec | Sun | Day after Christmas * |
| The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2027 are released. | ||
The government of Pakistan announces holiday dates at the end of each year for the following year. This list includes how many days of celebration are granted to each special holiday. It is not unusual as these holidays approach for the government to make an official announcement granting more days for the upcoming celebration.
The government of Pakistan also reserves the right to declare one-time holidays throughout the year. These dates, in the past, have been used for natural disasters and commemorative days. Businesses and banks are required to comply with these holidays, even if given on short notice.
All Muslim bank holidays, public holidays and commemoration days are calculated using the Sufist lunar visibility calendar.
Pakistan only recognises Sunday as a day of rest. Any holiday that falls on this date remains on this date and is not moved to the following Monday. There has been much dispute in the past on whether weekends were on Friday and Saturday or Saturday and Sunday, so Sunday was established as the only day of rest and “weekends” are not recognised.