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Pakistan holidays are celebrated according to the Islamic or local Pakistani calendars for religious and civil purposes, respectively. Religious holidays such as Eid are celebrated according to the Islamic calendar whereas other national holidays such as Labour Day, [1] Pakistan Day, Independence Day, and Quaid-e-Azam Day are celebrated according to the Gregorian calendar.
18 March – 2024 Pakistan-Afghanistan skirmishes: In response to the attacks in North Waziristan on 16 March, Pakistan retaliates by air striking alleged TTP hideouts inside Afghanistan. [25] The Taliban government claims that the air strikes by Pakistan kill eight civilians. [26]
Government Type Chief Justice Balochistan: Sheikh Jaffar Khan Mandokhail: Sarfaraz Bugti(from 2 March 2024) PPP: Coalition Muhammad Hashim Kakar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Faisal Karim Kundi: Ali Amin Gandapur (from 2 March 2024) PTI: Coalition [a] Ishtiaq Ibrahim Punjab: Sardar Saleem Haider Khan: Maryam Nawaz (from 26 February 2024) PML-N: Coalition
The Constitution of Pakistan, which is the supreme law of the country, provides for a federal parliamentary system with a President as the head of state and a Prime Minister as the head of government. It guarantees fundamental rights to all citizens, including the right to life, liberty, and property, and also includes provisions for the ...
Jinnah's birthday, officially Quaid-e-Azam Day and sometimes known as Quaid Day, is a public holiday in Pakistan observed annually on 25 December to celebrate the birthday of the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, known as Quaid-i-Azam ("Great Leader"). A major holiday, commemorations for Jinnah began during his lifetime in 1942, and ...
Independence Day (Urdu: یومِ آزادی, romanized: Yaum-i Āzādī ), observed annually on 14 August, is a national holiday in Pakistan.It commemorates the day when Pakistan achieved independence from the United Kingdom and was declared a sovereign state following the termination of the British Raj between the 14th and 15th August 1947.
The following table is a list of countries by number of public holidays excluding non-regular special holidays. Nepal and India have the highest number of public holidays in the world with 35 annually. Also, Nepal has 6 day working schedule in a week.
The Government of Pakistan (Urdu: حکومتِ پاکستان, romanized: hukūmat-e-pākistān) (abbreviated as GoP), constitutionally known as the Federal Government, [a] commonly known as the Centre, [b] is the national authority of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, a federal republic located in South Asia, consisting of four provinces and one federal territory.