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Pakistan - Holidays for 2012

Weekend closure is on Sunday. The following are the public holidays during the 2012 calendar year:

OccasionDate
Kashmir DayFebruary 5
Eid Milad-un-Nabi* (12 Rabi-ul-Awal)February 5
Pakistan DayMarch 23
Labour DayMay 1
Independence DayAugust 14
Eid-ul-Fitar* (1 Shawal 1433)August 19,  20  & 21
Eid-ul-Azah* (10 Zil Haj 1433)October 26 & 27
Iqbal DayNovember 9
Ashura (9 & 10 Moharraum 1434)December 23 & 24
Quaid-e-Azam Day/ChristmasDecember 25

*(Subject to appearance of moon)

Bank Holidays

The following will be Bank Holidays, on these days the banks will remain closed for public but Not for their employees.

Date
January 1, 2012
July 1, 2012

NOTE : All holidays for Muslim Festivals are subject to the appearance of the moon for which a separate notification will be issued.