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Pakistan 2021 Public Holidays Announced

Source: Pakistan's Ministry of Interior (Islamabad)
Posted: Thursday, December 10, 2020
Most recent follow-up news item: August 14, 2021

Pakistan's Ministry of Interior has issued a circular "Public and Optional Holidays for the calendar year, 2021", signed by the Deputy Secretary, Flak Sher Virk, which contains its annual list of the expected dates for non-working public holidays and optional holidays for the calendar year 2021 in Pakistan.

The aforementioned announcement of the annual list of the dates for the non-working public holidays and optional holidays for the calendar year 2021 in Pakistan continues, for the 11th year (2019-12-06, 2019-01-09, 2018-01-27, 2016-12-25, 2016-02-01, 2015-01-12, 2014-01-09, 2013-02-04, 2012-01-15, 2011-01-03 and 2009-12-24), the reduction of the Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) Muslim public holiday from 4 days (2009-11-20 and 2008-12-31) to a shorter period that was the norm before 2008 (2006-12-16).

The cancellation of the November 9th, Iqbal Day, annual non-working public holiday in Pakistan (2015-11-15 and 2015-11-03) seems confirmed.


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