As the new year will begin in a few days. The Federal government of Pakistan issued a detailed list of public holidays which will arrive in the coming year. They issued this notification yesterday. However, this notification is valid for all provinces. Every year, the Muslims of all over Pakistan follow this calendar. According to the Federal government’s notification, there will be 16 public holidays in 2023. The first public holiday of 2023 will be observed on 5 February 2023 on the occasion of Kashmir Day. One great thing is that in 2023, there will be long weekends, as many public holidays will arrive on Friday and Saturday. Due to Friday and Saturday, there will be long weekends for employees and students.
Apart from all these, it is also important to mention that banks will remain closed on 2nd January 2023 (Monday),22nd March 2023, and 3rd July. It is considered a bank holiday (only for the Public, not for employees)
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List of Public Holidays for 2023
Have a look at the detailed list of public and optional holidays of the year 2023 mentioned below
| Sr. | Name of Occasion | Days | Dates |
| 1 | Kashmir Day | Sunday | 5th February 2023 |
| 2 | Pakistan Day | Thursday | 23rd March 2023 |
| 3* | Eid-ul-Fitr,(1st Shawal 1444 AH) | Saturday, Sunday, Monday | 22, 23, 24 April 2023 |
| 4 | Labour Day | Monday | 1St May 2023 |
| 5* | Eid-ul-Azha, (10th Zil Haj 1444 AH) | Thursday, Friday, Saturday | 29, 30 June 2023 and 1st July 2023 |
| 6* | Ashura (9th & 10th Moharram 1445 A.H.) | Thursday & Friday | 27th and 28th July 2023 |
| 7 | Independence Day | Monday | 14th August 2023 |
| 8* | Eid Milad-un-Nabi (12th Rabi-ul- Awwal 1445 A.H) | Thursday | 28th September 2023 |
| 9 | Allama Iqbal Day | Thursday | 9th November 2023 |
| 10 | Quaid-e-Azam Day/ Christmas | Monday | 25th December 2023 |
| 11 | Day after Christmas | Tuesday | 26th December 2023 (For Christians only) |
