| Date |
English Name |
Urdu Name |
Details |
*February 26
(Approx) |
Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi |
عيد ميلاد النبی |
Birthday of Prophet Muhammad  . It occurs on the 12th of Rabi'-ul-Awwal |
| March 23 |
Pakistan Day |
Yom-e-Pakistan
یوم پاکستان |
Commemorates Pakistan Resolution on March 23, 1940 in Lahore |
| May 1 |
Labor day (May Day) |
Yom-e-Mazdoor
یوم مزدور> |
Labor day in Pakistan |
| August 14 |
Independence Day |
Yom-e-Istiqlal
یوم آزادی |
Commemorates Pakistan's independence from the United Kingdom on August 14,
1947 |
| September 6 |
Defence Day |
Yom-e-Difa
یوم دفاع |
Commemorates the official start of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 |
*September
9, 10, 11
(Approx.) |
Eid-ul-Fitr |
عيد الفطر |
Commemorates end of Ramadan (Ramazan). It occurs on the 1st day of Shawwal |
| November 9 |
Birthday of Muhammad Iqbal |
Yom-e-Iqbal
یوم ولادت محمد اقبال |
Birthday of national poet Muhammad Iqbal |
*November
17 & 18 |
Eid ul-Adha |
عيد الأضحى |
Commemorates Hazrat Ibraham's (A.S) willingness to sacrifice his son, occurs on the 10th day of the month of Dhul Hajji |
*December
17 & 18
(Approx.) |
Ashura |
عاشوراء |
Martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain. It occurs on the 10th day of Muharram |
| December 25 |
Birthday of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah;
Christmas Day |
Yom-e-Viladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam
یوم ولادت قائداعظم |
Christmas Day and Birthday of Pakistan foundar Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali
Jinnah |
