Govt announces public holidays for 2023

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2 years ago

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16 public and 22 optional holidays in 2023
Two out of the 16 public holidays in 2023 fall on Sundays
Islamic holidays subject to the appearance of the moon

The Cabinet Division on Monday issued the notification for public and optional holidays for 2023.

The Public and Optional Holidays regarding the Muslim and minorities festival in Pakistan for 2023 would be as under:-

SR No	Name of occasion	Days	Dates
1	Kashmir Day	Sunday	February 5
2	Pakistan Day	Thursday	March 23
3	Eid-ul-Fitr	Saturday, Sunday, Monday	April 22,23,24
4	Labour Day	Monday	May 1
5	Eid-ul-Azha	Thursday, Friday, Saturday	June 29,30, July 1
6	Ashura (9th,10 Muharram)	Thursday, Friday	July 27, 28
7	Independence Day	Monday	August 14
8	Eid-Milad-un-Nabi	Thursday	September 28
9	Allama Iqbal Day	Thursday	November 9
10	Quaid-e-Azam Day/Christmas	Monday	December 25
11	Day after Christmas	Tuesday	December 26(Only for Christians)

The following will be Bank Holidays. However, these days the
Banks/DFLs/MFBs will remain closed to the public but not to their employees:

Sr No	Date
1	January 2 (Monday)
2	March 22 (Wednesday)
3	July 3 (Monday)

In the case of Muslim festivals, the dates of holidays are based on anticipated dates. They are subject to the moon’s appearance, for which the Cabinet Division will issue a separate notification.

Optional Holidays

SR No	Name of occasion	Days	Date
1	New Year Day	Sunday	January 1
2	Basant Panchami	Thursday	January 26
3	Shiv Ratri	Saturday	18
4	Shab-e-Mairaj	Saturday	February 18
5	Holi	Monday	March 6
6	Dulhandi	Tuesday	March 7
7	Shab-e-Barat	Wednesday	March 8
8	Good Friday	Friday	April 7
9	Day After Easter	Monday	April 10
10	Baisakhi	Friday	April 14
11	Eid-e-Rizwan	Friday	April 21
12	Buddha Purnima	Friday	July 7
13	Nauroze	Wednesday	August 16
14	Birthday of Lord Zoroaster	Monday	August 21
15	Chehlum	Wednesday	September 6
16	Janam ashtami	Thursday	September 7
17	Durga Poja	Monday	October 23
18	Dussehra	Tuesday	October 24
19	Giyarhvi Shareef	Friday	October 27
20	Birthday of Guru Valmik Swami Ji	Saturday	October 28
21	Diwali	Sunday	November 12
22	Guru Nanak Dev Ji Birthday	Monday	November 27

PTI and JUI (Sherani) decide to proceed by consensus.

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2 weeks ago

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Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Sherani) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have agreed to proceed together.

Maulana Muhammad Khan Sherani, the leader of JUI (Sherani), met with Barrister Dr. Saif, the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Information Advisor.

The conference also included former senator Aslam Buledi and former federal minister Muhammad Ali Durrani.

The discussion focused on promoting reconciliation, political cooperation, and collective progress in the country. In addition, Barrister Dr. Saif read Fatiha and expressed sympathy for Maulana Sherani’s wife’s demise.

Barrister Saif recognized Maulana Sherani as a respected religious and political person, a senior member of parliament, and an expert in constitutional law during the meeting. He said that Maulana Sherani’s services are greatly valued by PTI founder Imran Khan and the party, and they hope he will play an active role in promoting trust, cooperation, and national reconciliation.

Maulana Sherani was invited to visit Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by Barrister Saif on behalf of KP Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur.

Maulana Muhammad Khan Sherani emphasized the importance of reconciliation in guiding the nation away from conflict and proposed that Muhammad Ali Durrani be instrumental in promoting this process.

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SFD and Pakistan Sign Two Deals Totaling $1.61BLN

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Two agreements totaling $1.61 billion have been inked by Pakistan and the Saudi Fund for Development to improve their bilateral economic cooperation.

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‘Kashmir Banay Ga Pakistan’ is a new song teased by ISPR for Solidarity Day

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1 month ago

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A new anthem, “Kashmir Banay Ga Pakistan,” was issued by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Wednesday (tomorrow) in honor of Kashmir Solidarity Day.

Every year on February 5, Kashmir Solidarity Day is commemorated to show solidarity with the people of Indian-Occupied Kashmir.

Renowned musician Ahmed Jahanzeb sings the song, which sends a powerful message of solidarity and dedication to the liberation fighters of Held Kashmir.

Imran Raza wrote the words, while Irfan Saleem and Kamran Khan composed the music.

The song was composed especially to commemorate the momentous day and to reaffirm support for the courageous and tenacious people of Kashmir, who are fighting for their right to self-determination, as guaranteed by the documents of united nations