Public holidays in Pakistan

Holidays in Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Date	English Name	Local Name	Remarks
March 23	Pakistan Day	یوم پاکستانYom-e-Pakistan	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)	یوم مزدورYom-e-Mazdoor	Labor day in Pakistan
August 14	Independence Day	یوم استقلالYom-e-Istiqlal	Commemorates Pakistan’s independence from the United Kingdom on August 14, 1947
November 9	Birthday of Muhammad Iqbal	یوم اقبالYom-e-Iqbal	Birthday of national poet Muhammad Iqbal
December 25	Birthday of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah	یوم ولادت قائداعظمYom-e-Viladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam	Birthday of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah founder/father of Pakistan
Dates following the Lunar Islamic calendar
Dhul Hijja 10 & 11	Eid ul-Adha	عید الاضحٰی	Commemorates the end of Haj. The sacrifice offered on this day commemorates Abraham‘s willingness to sacrifice his son, occurs on the 10th day of the month of Dhul Hijja
Shawwal 1 & 2	Eid-ul-Fitr	عيد الفطر	Commemorates end of Ramadan (Ramazan). It occurs on the 1st and 2nd 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
Muharram 9 & 10	Ashura	عاشوراء	Martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain. It occurs on 9th and 10th day of Muharram
Rajab	Shab-e-Miraj	شب معراج	It occurs on 27th of Rajab

Date	English Name	Local Name	Remarks
September 6	Defence Day	یوم دفاعYom-e-Difa	Commemorates the official start of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
September 11	Death Anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah	یومِ وفات قائداعظمQuaid-e-Azam ki Yom-e-Wafaat	Death Anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam

Including to the holidays now no longer national holidays, several commemorations are observed as national days without a holiday: