Pakistan Holidays in 2024
List of public holidays in Pakistan 2024 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Monday | New Year's Day | Optional Holiday |
| 5th February | Monday | Kashmir Day | Public Holiday |
| 7th February | Wednesday | Shab e-Meraj (Tentative Date) | Optional Holiday |
| 14th February | Wednesday | Basant Panchami | Optional Holiday |
| 25th February | Sunday | Shab e-Barat (Tentative Date) | Optional Holiday |
| 11th March | Monday | Ramadan Start (Tentative Date) | Observance |
| 20th March | Wednesday | March Equinox | Season |
| 23rd March | Saturday | Pakistan Day | Public Holiday |
| 24th March | Sunday | Holi | Optional Holiday |
| 29th March | Friday | Good Friday | Optional Holiday |
| 31st March | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance |
| 1st April | Monday | Easter Monday | Optional Holiday |
| 10th April | Wednesday | Eid-ul-Fitr (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 11th April | Thursday | Eid-ul-Fitr Holiday (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 12th April | Friday | Eid-ul-Fitr Holiday (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 13th April | Saturday | Eid-ul-Fitr Holiday (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 13th April | Saturday | Baisakhi | Optional Holiday |
| 21st April | Sunday | Ridván | Optional Holiday |
| 1st May | Wednesday | Labour Day | Public Holiday |
| 23rd May | Thursday | Buddha Purnima | Optional Holiday |
| 17th June | Monday | Eid al-Adha (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 18th June | Tuesday | Eid al-Adha Holiday (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 19th June | Wednesday | Eid al-Adha Holiday (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 21st June | Friday | June Solstice | Season |
| 1st July | Monday | July 1 Bank Holiday | Bank Holiday |
| 16th July | Tuesday | Ashura (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 17th July | Wednesday | Ashura Holiday (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 14th August | Wednesday | Independence Day | Public Holiday |
| 19th August | Monday | Raksha Bandhan | Hindu Holiday |
| 26th August | Monday | Chelum (Tentative Date) | Optional Holiday |
| 6th September | Friday | Defence Day | Observance |
| 7th September | Saturday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Hindu Holiday |
| 15th September | Sunday | Giarhwin Sharief (Tentative Date) | Optional Holiday |
| 16th September | Monday | Eid Milad un-Nabi (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 22nd September | Sunday | September Equinox | Season |
| 11th October | Friday | Durga Puja | Optional Holiday |
| 13th October | Sunday | Dussehra | Optional Holiday |
| 17th October | Thursday | Birthday of Guru Balmik Sawami Ji | Optional Holiday |
| 1st November | Friday | Diwali/Deepavali | Optional Holiday |
| 9th November | Saturday | Iqbal Day | Public Holiday |
| 21st December | Saturday | December Solstice | Season |
| 24th December | Tuesday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
| 25th December | Wednesday | Christmas Day | Public Holiday |
| 25th December | Wednesday | Quaid-e-Azam Day | Public Holiday |
| 26th December | Thursday | Day After Christmas (Christians only) | Optional Holiday |
| 31st December | Tuesday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for Pakistan. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.
Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -
- Public Holidays
- Local Holidays
- Other Holidays
Frequently Asked Questions
How many holidays in Pakistan this year in 2024?
There are 17 holidays in Pakistan in 2024
How to retrieve the Pakistan holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=PK&year=2024 API to retrieve this list of Pakistan holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.
// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays
import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';
const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'PK', year: '2024'});
console.log(holidays);