Pakistan Holidays 2023 and Observances 2023

Date Name Type
1 January, Sunday New Year’s Day Optional Holiday
1 January, Sunday January 1 Bank Holiday Bank Holiday
5 February, Sunday Kashmir Day Public Holiday
14 February, Tuesday Shab e-Meraj Optional Holiday
8 March, Wednesday Shab e-Barat Optional Holiday
22 March, Wednesday Ramadan Public Holiday
23 March, Thursday Pakistan Day Public Holiday
7 April, Friday Good Friday Optional Holiday
9 April, Sunday Easter Sunday Observance
10 April, Monday Easter Monday Optional Holiday
14 April, Friday Baisakhi Optional Holiday
22 April, Saturday Eid-ul-Fitr Public Holiday
1 May, Monday Labour Day Public Holiday
26 May, Friday Buddha Purnima Optional Holiday
29 June, Thursday Eid al-Adha Public Holiday
1 July, Saturday July 1 Bank Holiday Bank Holiday
27 July, Thursday Ashura Public Holiday
14 August, Monday Independence Day Public Holiday
30 August, Wednesday Raksha Bandhan Hindu Holiday
6 September, Wednesday Defence Day Observance
6 September, Wednesday Janmashtami Optional Holiday
18 September, Monday Ganesh Chaturthi Hindu Holiday
27 September, Wednesday Eid Milad un-Nabi Public Holiday
15 October, Sunday First Day of Navaratri Hindu Holiday
23 October, Monday Dussehra Optional Holiday
28 October, Saturday Birthday of Guru Balmik Sawami Ji Optional Holiday
9 November, Thursday Iqbal Day Observance
12 November, Sunday Diwali/Deepavali Optional Holiday
27 November, Monday Guru Nanak’s Birthday Optional Holiday
24 December, Sunday Christmas Eve Observance
25 December, Monday Christmas Day Public Holiday
25 December, Monday Quaid-e-Azam Day Public Holiday
26 December, Tuesday Day After Christmas (Christians only) Optional Holiday
31 December, Sunday New Year’s Eve Observance