Public Holidays Notification 2023 & Local Holidays

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During the Calendar Year 2023 following are the public-Optional and Bank holidays notified by federal and then Punjab Government. Other Provinces like KPK and Balochistan also follow the same holiday’s schedule. In case the Muslim Festivals the date of Holidays are based on anticipated dates and are subject to appearance of moon for which separate notification will also be issued.Download the complete Public Holidays Notification 2023 below.

Public Holidays Notification 2023

Sr.	Name of occasion	Days	Dates During year 2023
	Kashmir Day	Sunday	5^th February 2023
2	Pakistan Day	Thursday	23, March 2023
3	Eid-ul-Fiter (1^st Shawal 1444 A.H)	Saturday, Sunday, Monday	22^nd,23^rd,24^th April, 2023
4	Labour Day	Monday	1^st May, 2023
5	Eid-Ul Azha 10^th Zilhaj 1444 A.H	Thursday, Friday, Saturday	29^th, 30^th June and 1^st July 2023
6	Aushura (9^th, 10^th Muharram 1445 A.H)	Thursday , Friday	27^th , 28^th July 2023
7	Independence Day	Monday	14 August 2023
8	Allama Iqbal Day	Thursday	9^th November 2023
9	Quaid-e-Azam Day/ Christmas	Monday	25^th December 2023

Bank Holidays 2023

The Following will be bank Holidays, However on these days the Bank will remain closed for public but not for their employee.

Sr.	Day-Date
1	2 January 2023 Monday
2	22^nd March 2023 (Wednesday ) Corresponding to 1^st Ramzan 1444 A. H for Deduction of Zakat (Subject to appearance of Moon)
3	3^rd July 2023 (Monday)

Optional Holidays

1	New Year Day	Sunday	1^st January 2023
2	Basant Punchami	Thursday	26^th January 2023
3	Shivaratri	Saturday	18^th February 2023
4	Shab-e-Meraj 27 Rajab	Saturday	18^th February 2023
5	Holi	Monday	6^th March 2023
6	Dulhandi	Tuesday	7^th March 2023
7	Shab-e-Barat	Wednesday	8th March 2023
8	Good Friday	Friday	7^th April 2023
9	Easter	Monday	10^th April 2023
10	Baisakhi	Friday	14 April 2023
11	Eid-e-Rizwan	Friday	21^st april 2023
12	Diwali	Sunday	12 November 2023
13Guru Nanak Dev Jee Birthday	Monday	Monday	27^th November 2023

District wise Local Holidays in Punjab

Deputy Commissioner of respected Districts will declare the following local holidays.

1	DG Khan	Mela Aspaan-o-Maveshian & Urs of Shah Suleman Taunsvi
2	Layyah	Thal Jeep Rally/ Thal Mela
3	Rajan Pur	Urs of Hazrat Khawaja Ghulam Fareed
4	Multan	Urs of Hazrat Baha ud Din Zakria Multani
5	Bahawalpur	Death Anniversary of His Highness Late Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi-V, Ameer of Bahawalpur & Mela of Channan Peer
6	Lahore	Urs Mubarak of Data Ganj Bakhsh Ali Hajweri