National Holidays in Pakistan for 2023
Pakistan is the Islamic Republic, though, but still, all international and minority-concerned public holidays are also observed in the country. Known as National holidays in Pakistan, there are a couple of commemoratives and dedicated off-days for the nation. During these off days, all official and government institutes are kept closed. All financial and trade institutes such as banks, stock markets, and currency exchanges are also shut due to the holiday observation. Next-Home Realtors will keep you updated and bring you the National Holidays in Pakistan scheduled for 2023. The purpose of these holidays is to keep real estate consultants, investors, and developers informed so that they can manage their financial affairs in accordance with the national holidays.
Pakistan Public Holiday Calendar 2023
This calendar contains the gazette holidays for all 2023 calendar holidays. These dates may be compromised as official corrigendum are announced, so please keep visiting next home.pk for back-to-back announcements on regular updates for holidays.
Date Holiday Name Holiday Type
January 1, Sunday New Year’s Day Honorary Holiday
January 1, Sunday January 1 Bank Holiday
February 5, Sunday The Kashmir Day Public Holiday, Banks Closed
February 14, Tuesday Shab e-Meraj Optional Holiday, Banks Open
March 8, Wednesday Shab e-Barat Optional Holiday
March 22, Wednesday Ramadan Optional Holiday
March 23, Thursday Pakistan Day Public Holiday, Banks Closed
April 7, Friday Good Friday Optional Holiday
April 9, Sunday Easter Sunday Observance, Holidays For Christians
April 10, Monday Easter Monday Optional Holiday
April 14, Friday Baisakhi Optional Holiday, Off in Rural Punjab
April 22, Saturday Eid-ul-Fitr Public Holiday, Banks Closed
May 1, Monday Labour Day Public Holiday
June 29, Thursday Eid al-Adha Public Holiday
July 1, Saturday July 1 Bank Holiday
July 27, Thursday Ashura Public Holiday
August 14, Monday Independence Day Public Holiday
September 6, Wednesday Defence Day Observance
September 27, Wednesday Eid Milad un-Nabi Public Holiday
October 15, Sunday First Day of Navaratri Hindu Holiday, Rural Sindh Holiday
October 23, Monday Dussehra Optional Holiday
October 28, Saturday Birthday of Guru Balmik Sawami Ji Optional Holiday, Rural Sindh
November 9, Thursday Iqbal Day Observance, Banks Closed
November 12, Sunday Diwali/Deepavali Optional Holiday, Off For Hindus
November 27, Monday Guru Nanak’s Birthday Optional Holiday, Holiday for Sikh Community
December 24, Sunday Christmas Eve Observance
December 25, Monday Christmas Day Public Holiday
December 25, Monday Quaid-e-Azam Day Public Holiday
December 26, Tuesday Day After Christmas (Christians only) Optional Holiday