Pakistan Holidays in 2025
List of public holidays in Pakistan 2025 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Wednesday | New Year's Day | Optional Holiday |
| 27th January | Monday | Shab e-Meraj (Tentative Date) | Optional Holiday |
| 2nd February | Sunday | Basant Panchami | Optional Holiday |
| 5th February | Wednesday | Kashmir Day | Public Holiday |
| 14th February | Friday | Shab e-Barat (Tentative Date) | Optional Holiday |
| 1st March | Saturday | Ramadan Start (Tentative Date) | Observance |
| 13th March | Thursday | Holi | Optional Holiday |
| 20th March | Thursday | March Equinox | Season |
| 23rd March | Sunday | Pakistan Day | Public Holiday |
| 31st March | Monday | Eid-ul-Fitr (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 1st April | Tuesday | Eid-ul-Fitr Holiday (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 2nd April | Wednesday | Eid-ul-Fitr Holiday (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 3rd April | Thursday | Eid-ul-Fitr Holiday (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 14th April | Monday | Baisakhi | Optional Holiday |
| 18th April | Friday | Good Friday | Optional Holiday |
| 20th April | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance |
| 21st April | Monday | Easter Monday | Optional Holiday |
| 21st April | Monday | Ridván | Optional Holiday |
| 1st May | Thursday | Labour Day | Public Holiday |
| 12th May | Monday | Buddha Purnima | Optional Holiday |
| 7th June | Saturday | Eid al-Adha (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 8th June | Sunday | Eid al-Adha Holiday (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 9th June | Monday | Eid al-Adha Holiday (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 21st June | Saturday | June Solstice | Season |
| 1st July | Tuesday | July 1 Bank Holiday | Bank Holiday |
| 5th July | Saturday | Ashura (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 6th July | Sunday | Ashura Holiday (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 9th August | Saturday | Raksha Bandhan | Hindu Holiday |
| 14th August | Thursday | Independence Day | Public Holiday |
| 15th August | Friday | Chelum (Tentative Date) | Optional Holiday |
| 27th August | Wednesday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Hindu Holiday |
| 4th September | Thursday | Giarhwin Sharief (Tentative Date) | Optional Holiday |
| 5th September | Friday | Eid Milad un-Nabi (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 6th September | Saturday | Defence Day | Observance |
| 22nd September | Monday | September Equinox | Season |
| 30th September | Tuesday | Durga Puja | Optional Holiday |
| 2nd October | Thursday | Dussehra | Optional Holiday |
| 7th October | Tuesday | Birthday of Guru Balmik Sawami Ji | Optional Holiday |
| 20th October | Monday | Diwali/Deepavali | Optional Holiday |
| 9th November | Sunday | Iqbal Day | Public Holiday |
| 21st December | Sunday | December Solstice | Season |
| 24th December | Wednesday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
| 25th December | Thursday | Christmas Day | Public Holiday |
| 25th December | Thursday | Quaid-e-Azam Day | Public Holiday |
| 26th December | Friday | Day After Christmas (Christians only) | Optional Holiday |
| 31st December | Wednesday | 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 2025?
There are 17 holidays in Pakistan in 2025
How to retrieve the Pakistan holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=PK&year=2025 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: '2025'});
console.log(holidays);