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Pakistan holidays are celebrated according to the Islamic or local Pakistani calendars for religious and civil purposes, respectively. Religious holidays such as Eid are celebrated according to the Islamic calendar whereas other national holidays such as International Workers' Day, [1] Pakistan Day, and Quaid-i-Azam Day are celebrated according to the Gregorian calendar.
Pakistan Day (Urdu: یومِ پاکستان, lit. Yaum-e-Pakistan) or Pakistan Resolution Day, also Republic Day, is a national holiday in Pakistan primarily commemorating the adoption of the first Constitution of Pakistan during the transition of the Dominion of Pakistan to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on 23 March 1956 making Pakistan the world's first Islamic republic. [1]
Independence Day ( Urdu: یومِ آزادی, romanized : Yaum-i Āzādī ), observed annually on 14 August, is a national holiday in Pakistan. It commemorates the day when Pakistan achieved independence from the United Kingdom and was declared a sovereign state following the termination of the British Raj between the 14th and 15th August 1947.
The night of forgiveness. 21/23/25/27/29. Ramadan. Laylat al-Qadr. The night when first verses of Quran were received by Muhammad. 29/30. Ramadan. Chaand Raat. The last night of Ramadan celebrated on 29th or 30th depending on when the new moon is sighted.
Iqbal Day ( Urdu: یومِ اقبال, romanized : Yōm-e Iqbāl) is the birthday of Muhammad Iqbal on 9 November. The day was a public holiday in all provinces and federal administrative areas of Pakistan until 2015. [1] [2] The Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Again restored public holiday in 2022. Iqbal, a poet and philosopher, was a great ...
Youm-e-Takbirیومِ تکبیر. Youm-e-Takbir ( Urdu: یومِ تکبیر; lit. The day of greatness) is celebrated as a national day in Pakistan on May 28 in commemoration of Chagai-I and Chagai-II series of nuclear tests. The nuclear tests made Pakistan the seventh nation to possess nuclear weapons and the first in the Muslim world. [1] [2 ...
Constitution of Pakistan. Constitution Day is celebrated in Pakistan on 10 April to commemorate the adoption of the country's constitution on this day in 1973. It is a national holiday in Pakistan and marks the establishment of the country's democratic governance. [1] [2] [3]
25 December. Frequency. Annual. Jinnah's Birthday, officially Quaid-e-Azam Day and sometimes known as Quaid Day, is a public holiday in Pakistan observed annually on 25 December to celebrate the birthday of the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, known as Quaid-i-Azam ("Great Leader"). A major holiday, commemorations for Jinnah began ...