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The Cabinet Division has released the official holiday calendar for 2025, outlining both public and optional holidays for the year.
According to the notification, the first public holiday of the year will fall on February 5, followed by Pakistan Day on March 23, and three days off for Eid-ul-Fitr in March.
Labour Day will be observed on May 1, and Youm-e-Takbeer, marking Pakistan’s nuclear tests, will be a holiday on May 28.
Holidays for Eid-ul-Azha will be observed 7 to 9 June, with Ashura on Muharram 9 and 10 falling on July 5 and 6.
Independence Day will be celebrated on August 14 with a public holiday.
Additionally, Eid Milad-un-Nabi will be observed on September 5 or 6, and Iqbal Day will be a holiday on November 9.
The final public holiday of the year will be on December 25, for Quaid-e-Azam Day, while the day after Christmas will also be a day off for Christians only.
| PUBLIC HOLIDAYS | |||
| S.NO | NAME OF OCCASION | DAYS | DATES DURING YEAR 2025 |
| 1 | Kashmir Day | Wednesday | 5TH February, 2025 |
| 2 | Pakistan Day | Sunday | 23RD March, 2025 |
| 3 | Eid-ul-Fitr (1st Shawal 1446 A.H.) | Sunday, Monday & Tuesday | 30, 31 March & 01 April, 2025 |
| 4 | Labour Day | Thursday | 1ST May, 2025 |
| 5 | Youm-e-Takbeer | Wednesday | 28TH May, 2025 |
| 6 | Eid-ul-Azha (10th Zil Haj 1446 A.H.) | Saturday, Sunday & Monday | 07TH, 08TH & 9TH June, 2025 |
| 7 | Ashura (9th & 10th Moharram 1447 A.H.) | Saturday & Sunday | 5TH & 6TH July, 2025 |
| 8 | Independence Day | Thursday | 14TH August, 2025 |
| 9 | Eid Milad-un-Nabi (12th Rabi-ul-Awwal 1447 A.H) | Friday or Saturday | 05TH OR 6TH September, 2025 |
| 10 | Allama Iqbal Day | Sunday | 9th November, 2025 |
| 11 | Quaid-e-Azam Day/Christmas | Thursday | 25th December, 2025 |
| 12 | Day after Christmas | Friday | 26th December, 2025 (For Christians only) |
The following dates will be observed as bank holidays. However, the Banks/DFIs/MFBs will remain closed to the public, but employees will still be required to report for work, as per the notification.
| S.NO | DAY/DATE |
| 1 | 1ST JANUARY, 2025 – WEDNESDAY |
| 2 | 1ST MARCH, 2025 – SATURDAY CORRESPONDING TO 1ST RAMAZAN 1446 A.H. FOR DEDUCTION OF ZAKAT (SUBJECT TO APPEARANCE OF MOON |
| 3 | 1ST JULY, 2025 – TUESDAY |
The notification issued by the Cabinet Division also announced optional holidays for individuals, which are observed on different dates throughout the year, depending on their religious and personal beliefs.
| OPTIONAL HOLIDAYS | |||
| S.NO | NAME OF OCCASION | DAYS | DATES DURING YEAR 2025 |
| 1 | New Year’s Day | Wednesday | 1st January, 2025 |
| 2 | Shab-e-Meraj (27th Rajab 1446A.H) | Tuesday | 28th January, 2025 |
| 3 | Basant Punchami | Sunday | 2nd February, 2025 |
| 4 | Shab-e-Barat (15th Shaban 1446 A.H) | Friday | 14th February, 2025 |
| 5 | Shivaratri | Wednesday | 26th February, 2025 |
| 6 | Holi | Thursday | 13th March, 2025 |
| 7 | Dulhandi | Friday | 14th March, 2025 |
| 8 | Baisakhi | Sunday | 13th April, 2025 |
| 9 | Good Friday | Friday | 18th april, 2025 |
| 10 | Easter/Day After Easter Sunday | Sunday & Monday | 20th & 21th april, 2025 |
| 11 | Eid-e-Rizwan (Bahai’s Community only) | Monday | 21st April, 2025 |
| 12 | Buddha Purnima | Monday | 12th May, 2025 |
| 13 | Nauroze (Parsi New Year’s Day) | Friday | 15th August, 2025 |
| 14 | Chehlum (20th Safar 1447 AH) | Friday | 15th August, 2025 |
| 15 | Krishna Janam Ashtami | Saturday | 16th August, 2025 |
| 16 | Birthday of Lord Zoroaster (Khordad Sal) | Wednesday | 20th August, 2025 |
| 17 | Durga Puja | Tuesday | 30th September, 2025 |
| 18 | Dussehra | Thursday | 02nd October, 2025 |
