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National Holidays in Pakistan in 2018

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DayDateHoliday NameTypeComments
MondayJanuary 01Bank HolidayNot a Public HolidayBanks are closed
MondayFebruary 05Kashmir Solidarity DayNational Holiday
FridayMarch 02HoliRegional HolidaySindh only
FridayMarch 23Pakistan DayNational HolidayCommemorates the Lahore Resolution of 1940
WednesdayApril 04Death of Zulfikar Ali BhuttoRegional HolidaySindh,Azad Kashmir
FridayApril 13Shab e-MerajRegional HolidaySindh only
TuesdayMay 01Labour DayNational HolidayInternational Workers' Day
ThursdayMay 17First RamazanNot a Public HolidayBanks are closed
FridayJune 15Eid ul-Fitr HolidayNational Holiday
SaturdayJune 16Eid ul-FitrNational HolidayEnd of Ramadan
SundayJune 17Eid ul-Fitr HolidayNational Holiday
MondayJune 18Eid ul-Fitr HolidayNational Holiday
MondayJuly 02Bank HolidayNot a Public HolidayBanks are closed
WednesdayJuly 25Public HolidayNational HolidayFor General Elections
TuesdayAugust 14Independence DayNational HolidayNational Day
TuesdayAugust 21Eid ul-Azha HolidayNational Holiday
WednesdayAugust 22Eid ul-AzhaNational HolidayFeast of the Sacrifice
ThursdayAugust 23Eid ul-Azha Day 2National Holiday
FridayAugust 24Eid ul-AzhaRegional HolidayBalochistan, Sindh
ThursdaySeptember 20AshooraNational Holiday9th day of Muharram
FridaySeptember 21AshooraNational Holiday10th day of Muharram
WednesdayOctober 24Urs of Shah Abdul Latif BhitaiRegional HolidaySindh only. 14th Safar
WednesdayNovember 07DiwaliRegional HolidaySindh only. For members of the Hinudu community
FridayNovember 09Iqbal DayRegional HolidayKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
WednesdayNovember 21Eid Milad-un-NabiNational HolidayBirthday of Prophet Muhammad
TuesdayDecember 25Quaid-e-Azam DayNational Holiday
TuesdayDecember 25Christmas DayNot a Public HolidayObserved by Christians only
WednesdayDecember 26Day after ChristmasNot a Public HolidayObserved by Christians only
ThursdayDecember 27Anniversary of Benazir Bhutto's DeathRegional HolidaySindh