Pakistan has a total of 51 holidays in 2018. In the table below, you will find the details of the holidays and when they are observed. All the information display below is also available via our API as well as downloadable as a csv. Signup here to get started.

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Holiday Date Details
New Year's Day
Monday, January 1, 2018 January 1 marks the beginning of the official New Year in Pakistan and is celebrated throughout the country as New Year’s Day.
January 1 Bank Holiday
Monday, January 1, 2018 January 1 Bank Holiday is a bank holiday in Pakistan
Basant Panchami
Monday, January 22, 2018 Basant Panchami is a optional holiday in Pakistan
Kashmir Day
Monday, February 5, 2018 Kashmir Solidarity Day is annually observed in Pakistan on February 5 to express solidarity with the people of Jammu and Kashmir. It also honors the sacrifices made for Kashmir’s liberation.
Shivaratri
Tuesday, February 13, 2018 Shivaratri is a optional holiday in Pakistan
Holi
Thursday, March 1, 2018 Holi is a spring festival of colors celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and others. It celebrates the triumph of good over evil and the upcoming season of spring. The festival can last up to sixteen days.
Dulhandi
Friday, March 2, 2018 Dulhandi is a optional holiday in Pakistan
March Equinox
Tuesday, March 20, 2018 March Equinox in Pakistan (Karachi)
Pakistan Day
Friday, March 23, 2018 Pakistan Day is annually celebrated on March 23 to commemorate the Lahore Resolution and to celebrate the adoption of Pakistan’s first constitution.
Good Friday
Friday, March 30, 2018 Good Friday is a global Christian observance two days before Easter Sunday.
Easter Sunday
Sunday, April 1, 2018 Easter Sunday commemorates Jesus Christ’s resurrection, according to Christian belief.
Easter Monday
Monday, April 2, 2018 Easter Monday is the day after Easter Sunday.
Shab e-Meraj
Friday, April 13, 2018 Isra and Mi'raj (Isra Me'raj, Israa and Mi'raaj, Laylat Al-Isra wa Al-Miraj, Lailat al Miraj, Night Journey and Ascension to Heaven) marks the night that the Prophet Mohammad traveled from Mecca to Jerusalem, ascended to heaven and returned.
Baisakhi
Saturday, April 14, 2018 Baisakhi is a optional holiday in Pakistan
Ridván
Saturday, April 21, 2018 Ridván is a optional holiday in Pakistan
Buddha Purnima
Monday, April 30, 2018 Buddha Purnima is a optional holiday in Pakistan
Labour Day
Tuesday, May 1, 2018 Labor Day (Labour Day or May Day) is observed in Pakistan on May 1 each year to pay tribute to workers’ sacrifices in achieving economic and social rights.
Shab e-Barat
Tuesday, May 1, 2018 Shab e-Barat is a optional holiday in Pakistan
Eid-ul-Fitr
Saturday, June 16, 2018 Eid al-Fitr is a holiday to mark the end of the Islamic month of Ramadan, during which Muslims fast during the hours of daylight.
Eid-ul-Fitr Holiday
Sunday, June 17, 2018 Eid-ul-Fitr Holiday is a public holiday in Pakistan
June Solstice
Thursday, June 21, 2018 June Solstice in Pakistan (Karachi)
July 1 Bank Holiday
Sunday, July 1, 2018 July 1 Bank Holiday is a bank holiday in Pakistan
July 1 Bank Holiday observed
Monday, July 2, 2018 July 1 Bank Holiday is a bank holiday in Pakistan
Independence Day
Tuesday, August 14, 2018 Pakistan celebrates its Independence Day on August 14. This day marks Pakistan’s emergence as an independent state.
Nauroz
Friday, August 17, 2018 Nauroz is a optional holiday in Pakistan
Eid al-Adha
Wednesday, August 22, 2018 Eid al-Adha (Id ul-Adha) is an Islamic festival falling on the 10th day of the month of Dhul Hijja (Thou al-Hijja) to commemorate the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son.
Birthday of Lord Zoroaster (Khordad Sal)
Wednesday, August 22, 2018 Birthday of Lord Zoroaster (Khordad Sal) is a optional holiday in Pakistan
Eid al-Adha Holiday
Thursday, August 23, 2018 Eid al-Adha Holiday is a public holiday in Pakistan
Raksha Bandhan
Sunday, August 26, 2018 Raksha Bandhan is a Hindu festival that is celebrated on the full moon of the Hindu month of Shravana (Shravan Poornima). The day is also sometimes referred to as Brother and Sister Day because it honors the relationship between brother and sister.
Janmashtami
Monday, September 3, 2018 Krishna Janmashtami is a Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth incarnation of the god Vishnu. It is celebrated on the eighth day of the Hindu month of Bhadrava (Bhadrapada), which is usually in August or September.
Defence Day
Thursday, September 6, 2018 Defence Day is a observance in Pakistan
Ganesh Chaturthi
Thursday, September 13, 2018 Ganesh Chaturthi is the great Ganesha festival that celebrates the birthday of Lord Ganesha during the Hindu Month of Bhadra, which usually falls between mid-August and mid-September. It is also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi and can last up to 10 days.
Ashura
Friday, September 21, 2018 Ashura is a public holiday in Pakistan
Ashura Holiday
Saturday, September 22, 2018 Ashura Holiday is a public holiday in Pakistan
September Equinox
Sunday, September 23, 2018 September Equinox in Pakistan (Karachi)
First Day of Navaratri
Wednesday, October 10, 2018 First Day of Navaratri is a Hindu holiday in Pakistan
Durga Puja
Wednesday, October 17, 2018 Durga Puja is a optional holiday in Pakistan
Dussehra
Friday, October 19, 2018 Dussehra is a optional holiday in Pakistan
Birthday of Guru Balmik Sawami Ji
Wednesday, October 24, 2018 Birthday of Guru Balmik Sawami Ji is a optional holiday in Pakistan
Chelum
Tuesday, October 30, 2018 Chelum is a optional holiday in Pakistan
Diwali/Deepavali
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights, is one of the most popular Hindu festivals.
Iqbal Day
Friday, November 9, 2018 Iqbal Day is a observance in Pakistan
Eid Milad un-Nabi
Wednesday, November 21, 2018 Eid Milad-un-Nabi (festival of the Prophet Muhammad’s birth) is observed with religious reverence in Pakistan.
Guru Nanak's Birthday
Friday, November 23, 2018 Guru Nanak's Birthday is a optional holiday in Pakistan
Giarhwin Sharief
Wednesday, December 19, 2018 Giarhwin Sharief is a observance in Pakistan
December Solstice
Friday, December 21, 2018 December Solstice in Pakistan (Karachi)
Christmas Eve
Monday, December 24, 2018 Christmas Eve is the day before Christmas Day and falls on December 24 in the Gregorian calendar.
Christmas Day
Tuesday, December 25, 2018 Christmas Day is one of the biggest Christian celebrations and falls on December 25 in the Gregorian calendar.
Quaid-e-Azam Day
Tuesday, December 25, 2018 Quaid-e-Azam Day is a public holiday in Pakistan
Day After Christmas (Christians only)
Wednesday, December 26, 2018 Day After Christmas (Christians only) is a optional holiday in Pakistan
New Year's Eve
Monday, December 31, 2018 New Year’s Eve is the last day of the year, December 31, in the Gregorian calendar.
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