Pakistan has a total of 51 holidays in 2022. 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	Saturday, January 1, 2022	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 3, 2022	January 1 Bank Holiday is a bank holiday in Pakistan
Kashmir Day	Saturday, February 5, 2022	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.
Basant Panchami	Saturday, February 5, 2022	Basant Panchami is a optional holiday in Pakistan
Shivaratri	Tuesday, March 1, 2022	Shivaratri is a optional holiday in Pakistan
Shab e-Meraj	Tuesday, March 1, 2022	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.
Holi	Thursday, March 17, 2022	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 18, 2022	Dulhandi is a optional holiday in Pakistan
Shab e-Barat	Friday, March 18, 2022	Shab e-Barat is a optional holiday in Pakistan
March Equinox	Sunday, March 20, 2022	March Equinox in Pakistan (Karachi)
Pakistan Day	Wednesday, March 23, 2022	Pakistan Day is annually celebrated on March 23 to commemorate the Lahore Resolution and to celebrate the adoption of Pakistan’s first constitution.
Ramazan Bank Holiday	Monday, April 4, 2022	Ramazan Bank Holiday is a bank holiday in Pakistan
Baisakhi	Thursday, April 14, 2022	Baisakhi is a optional holiday in Pakistan
Good Friday	Friday, April 15, 2022	Good Friday is a global Christian observance two days before Easter Sunday.
Easter Sunday	Sunday, April 17, 2022	Easter Sunday commemorates Jesus Christ’s resurrection, according to Christian belief.
Easter Monday	Monday, April 18, 2022	Easter Monday is the day after Easter Sunday.
Ridván	Thursday, April 21, 2022	Ridván is a optional holiday in Pakistan
Labour Day	Sunday, May 1, 2022	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.
Eid-ul-Fitr Holiday	Monday, May 2, 2022	Eid-ul-Fitr Holiday is a public holiday in Pakistan
Eid-ul-Fitr	Tuesday, May 3, 2022	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	Wednesday, May 4, 2022	Eid-ul-Fitr Holiday is a public holiday in Pakistan
Buddha Purnima	Monday, May 16, 2022	Buddha Purnima is a optional holiday in Pakistan
June Solstice	Tuesday, June 21, 2022	June Solstice in Pakistan (Karachi)
July 1 Bank Holiday	Friday, July 1, 2022	July 1 Bank Holiday is a bank holiday in Pakistan
Eid al-Adha Holiday	Friday, July 8, 2022	Eid al-Adha Holiday is a public holiday in Pakistan
Eid al-Adha	Sunday, July 10, 2022	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.
Eid al-Adha Holiday	Monday, July 11, 2022	Eid al-Adha Holiday is a public holiday in Pakistan
Ashura Holiday	Monday, August 8, 2022	Ashura Holiday is a public holiday in Pakistan
Ashura	Tuesday, August 9, 2022	Ashura is a public holiday in Pakistan
Raksha Bandhan	Thursday, August 11, 2022	Raksha Bandhan is a Hindu holiday in Pakistan
Independence Day	Sunday, August 14, 2022	Pakistan celebrates its Independence Day on August 14. This day marks Pakistan’s emergence as an independent state.
Janmashtami	Friday, August 19, 2022	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.
Birthday of Lord Zoroaster (Khordad Sal)	Sunday, August 21, 2022	Birthday of Lord Zoroaster (Khordad Sal) is a optional holiday in Pakistan
Ganesh Chaturthi	Wednesday, August 31, 2022	Ganesh Chaturthi is a Hindu holiday in Pakistan
Defence Day	Tuesday, September 6, 2022	Defence Day is a observance in Pakistan
Chelum	Saturday, September 17, 2022	Chelum is a optional holiday in Pakistan
September Equinox	Friday, September 23, 2022	September Equinox in Pakistan (Karachi)
Durga Puja	Monday, October 3, 2022	Durga Puja is a optional holiday in Pakistan
Dussehra	Wednesday, October 5, 2022	Dussehra is a optional holiday in Pakistan
Eid Milad un-Nabi	Sunday, October 9, 2022	Eid Milad-un-Nabi (festival of the Prophet Muhammad’s birth) is observed with religious reverence in Pakistan.
Birthday of Guru Balmik Sawami Ji	Sunday, October 9, 2022	Birthday of Guru Balmik Sawami Ji is a optional holiday in Pakistan
Diwali/Deepavali	Monday, October 24, 2022	Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights, is one of the most popular Hindu festivals.
Giarhwin Sharief	Monday, November 7, 2022	Giarhwin Sharief is a optional holiday in Pakistan
Guru Nanak's Birthday	Tuesday, November 8, 2022	Guru Nanak's Birthday is a optional holiday in Pakistan
Iqbal Day	Wednesday, November 9, 2022	Iqbal Day is a public holiday in Pakistan
December Solstice	Wednesday, December 21, 2022	December Solstice in Pakistan (Karachi)
Christmas Eve	Saturday, December 24, 2022	Christmas Eve is the day before Christmas Day and falls on December 24 in the Gregorian calendar.
Christmas Day	Sunday, December 25, 2022	Christmas Day is one of the biggest Christian celebrations and falls on December 25 in the Gregorian calendar.
Quaid-e-Azam Day	Sunday, December 25, 2022	Quaid-e-Azam Day is a public holiday in Pakistan
Day After Christmas (Christians only)	Monday, December 26, 2022	Day After Christmas (Christians only) is a optional holiday in Pakistan
New Year's Eve	Saturday, December 31, 2022	New Year’s Eve is the last day of the year, December 31, in the Gregorian calendar.