| Date |
Name |
Remarks |
| February 5 |
Kashmir Day |
Kashmir Day has been celebrated on 5 February each year since
1990 as a day of protest against Indian control of part of Kashmir. It is a
national holiday in Pakistan. |
| March 23 |
Pakistan Day |
Commemorates the passing of the Lahore Resolution, when a separate nation for the
Muslims of The British Indian Empire was
demanded. |
| May 1 |
Labor
day (May
Day) |
Labor
day in Pakistan |
| August 14 |
Independence Day |
Commemorates Pakistan's independence from the United Kingdom on August 14, 1947 |
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| November 9 |
Birthday of Muhammad Iqbal |
Birthday of national poet Allama Muhammad Iqbal |
| December 25 |
Birthday of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah;
Christmas Day |
Birthday of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah; |
| 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 1 |
Eid-ul-Fitr |
Commemorates end of 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 |
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| Muharram 10 |
Ashura |
Martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain. It occurs on the 10th day of Muharram |
