Pakistan Public Holidays 2021 details have been announced by The Federal Government of Pakistan. The details of the public, gazetted and optional holidays for the calendar year 2021 is as under;
A total of 14 public holidays are included for the general public in 2021 by the Federal Government of Pakistan.
At least 22 optional holidays have also been announced for the year 2021 by the Federal Government of Pakistan for government employees. One employee, however, is only allowed to avail one optional holiday in case of Muslim and three if they are non-Muslim.
Here is a list of the date and days of the public holidays, gazetted holidays announced by the Federal Government of Pakistan for the calendar year 2021.
Pakistan Public Holidays 2021 List
The list includes:
February 5th, 2021 Friday Kashmir Day
March 23rd, 2021 Tuesday Pakistan Day
May 1st, 2021 Saturday Labour Day
May 14th,2021 Friday Eid-ul-Fitr*
May 15th, 2021 Saturday Eid-ul-Fitr*
May 16th, 2021 Sunday Eid-ul-Fitr *
July 21st 2021 Wednesday Eid-ul-Azha*
July 22nd 2021 Thursday Eid-ul-Azha*
July 23rd 2021 Friday Eid-ul-Azha *
August 14th,2021 Saturday Independence day
August 18th,2021 Wednesday Ashura Muharram*
August 19th, 2021 Thursday Ashura Muharram*
October 19th, 2021 Tuesday Eid-i-Milad*
December 25, 2021 Saturday Quaid-i-Azam Day/Christmas
December 26, 2021 Sunday Day after Christmas
(only for Christians)
* Subject to the appearance of the moon.
Bank Holidays 2021
The bank will be closed on the following dates for public dealings, however, the employees of the banks/DFIs/MFBs will report to work as usual.
1st January 2021 Friday
14th April 2021 Wednesday (corresponding to 1st Ramazan 1442AH)
1st July 2021 Thursday
Optional Holidays List 2021
New Year Day Friday 1st January 2021
Basant Punchami Tuesday 16th Feb 2021
Shivaratri Thursday 11th March 2021
Shab-e-Meraj Friday 12th Mar 2021
(27 Rajab 1442 A. H)
Holi Sunday or Monday 28th or 29th March 2021
Dulhandi Monday 29th March 2021
Shab-e-Barat Monday 29th March 2021
(15th Shaban 1442 A.H.)
Good Friday Friday 2nd April 2021
Easter Sunday 4th April 2021
Day after Easter Monday 5th April 2021
Baisakhi Wednesday 14th April 2021
Eid-e-Rizwan Wednesday 21st April 2021
(Bahai’s Community only)
Buddha Purnima Wednesday 26th May 2021
Nouroze Monday 16th August. 2021
(Parsi’s New Year Day)
Birthday of Lord Zoroaster Saturday 21st August 2021
(Khordad Sal)
Janam Ashtami Monday 23rd August 2021
Chehlum Tuesday 28th September 2021
(20th Safar 1443 AH)
Durga Puja Monday 13th September 2021
Dussehra Wednesday 15th September 2021
Giyarvee Sharif Monday 18th October 2021
(11th Rab-Us-Sani)
Birthday of Wednesday 20th October 2021
Guru Valmik Sawami Ji
Diwali Thursday 4th November 2021
Guru Nonak Dev Jee Thursday 18th November 2021
Birthday
“The Government servants desiring to avail themselves of Optional Holidays shall take prior permission of the Head of Office concerned and no Government Servant shall be granted more than one optional holiday in the case of Muslims and three optional holidays for Non-Muslims, in a calendar year
