List of holidays in Pakistan
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| Date | English Name | Urdu Name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 23 | Pakistan Day | یوم پاکستان
Yom-e-Pakistan |
Commemorates Pakistan Resolution on March 23, 1940 in Lahore and and Republic Day in 1956 |
| May 1 | Labor day (May Day) | یوم کاریگر
Yom-e-Karigar |
Labor day in Pakistan |
| August 14 | Independence Day | یوم استقلال
Yom-e-Istiqlal |
Commemorates Pakistan's independence from the United Kingdom on August 14th, 1947 |
| September 6 | Defence Day | یوم دفاع
Yom-e-Difa |
Defense Day |
| November 9 | Birthday of Muhammad Iqbal | یوم اقبال
Yom-e-Iqbal |
Birthday of national poet Muhammad Iqbal |
| December 25 | Birthday of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah; | یوم ولادت قائداعظم
Yom-e-Viladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam عيد ميلاد مسيح Eid-ul-Milad-ul-Masseh |
Birthday of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah; |
| Dates following the lunar Islamic calendar | |||
| Dhul Hijja 10 | Eid ul-Adha | عید الاضحٰی | Commemorates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son, occurs on the 10th day of the month of Dhul Hijja |
| Shawwal 1 | Eid-ul-Fitr | عيد الفطر | Commemorates end of Ramadan (Ramazan). It occurs on the 1st day of Shawwal |
| Rabi`-ul-Awwal 12 | Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi | عيد ميلاد النبی | Birthday of Prophet Muhammad. It occurs on the 12th of Rabi'-ul-Awwal(holiday this year 21 March 2008) |
| Muharram 10 | Ashura | عاشوراء | Martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain. It occurs on the 10th day of Muharram |
| Ramadan last Friday | Jumu'ah-tul-Wida | جمعۃ الوداع | It occurs on last Friday in Ramadan before Eid-ul-Fitr |
| Ramadan last ten nights of the month | Laylat al-Qadr | لیلۃ القدر | It occurs on last ten nights in Ramadan |
