List of holidays in Pakistan
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| Date | English Name | Local Name | Remarks |
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| March 23 | Pakistan Day | یوم پاکستان Yom-e-Pakistan | Commemorates Pakistan resolution on March 23, 1940 in Lahore |
| May 1 | Labor Day (May Day) | یوم کاریگر Yom-e-Karegar | Labor day in Pakistan0 |
| August 14 | Independence Day (Yaum e Azadi) | یوم استقلال Yom-e-Istiqlal | Commemorates Pakistan's independence from the United Kingdom on August 14th, 1947 |
| September 6 | Defense Day | یوم دفاع Yom-e-Difa | Defense Day |
| September 11 | Death anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah | یوم وفات قائداعظم Yom-e-Wafat-e-Quaid-e-Azam | Death anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah |
| November 9 | Birthday of national poet Muhammad Iqbal | یوم ولادت محمد اقبال Yom-e-Viladat-e-Muhammed Iqbal | Birthday of national poet Muhammad Iqbal |
| December 25 | Birthday of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah; Christmas | یوم ولادت قائداعظم Yom-e-Viladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam عيد الميلاد المسيح Eid-ul-Milad-ul-Masseh | Birthday of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah; Christmas |
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| Dhul Hijja 10 | Eid ul-Adha | عيد الأضحى | Commemorates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son, occurs on the 10th day of the month of Dhul Hijja |
| Shawwal 1 | Eid-ul-Fitr | عيد الفطر | Commemorates end of Ramadan (Ramazan). It occurs on the 1st day of Shawwal |
| Rabi`-ul-Awwal 12 | Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi | عيد ميلاد النبي | Birthday of Prophet Muhammad. It occurs on the 12th of Rabi'-ul-Awwal |
| Muharram 10 | Ashura | عاشوراء | Martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain. It occurs on the 10th day of Muharram |
| Ramadan 21 | Martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Ali | شهادت حضرت علی | Martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Ali |
| Ramadan last friday | Jumu'ah-tul-Wida | جمعة الودع | It occurs on last friday in Ramadan before Eid-ul-Fitr |
| Ramadan last ten nights of the month | Laylat al-Qadr | ليلةِ القَدر | It occurs on last ten nights in Ramadan
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