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8 August – Arshad Nadeem clinches Pakistan's first Olympic track and field medal after winning gold at the men's javelin throw at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [ 100 ] 9 August – Three soldiers and four militants are killed in attacks on three army outposts in the Tirah Valley , Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, that are claimed by the Gul Bahadur ...
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.
Tasu'a is the ninth day of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, a month in which fighting has been forbidden since before the advent of Islam. [1] [2] Tasu'a is followed by Ashura, tenth of Muharram, which marks the death of Husayn ibn Ali, grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the third Shia imam. [3]
For family members, friends, co-workers, or loved ones celebrating Muharram, here are Muharram 2024 wishes and messages to share in honor of the Islamic New Year: Wishing you a blessed Islamic year!
5 Muharram: Baba Farid, a Punjabi Sufi saint, died on this day in 1266. His death is celebrated for six days during Muharram, in Pakpattan, Pakistan. [32] 8 Muharram: In what became known as the 1782 Muharram Rebellion, on this day Bengali Muslims in Sylhet staged one of the earliest anti-British uprisings in the Indian subcontinent. [33] [34]
Defence Day: Celebrated in memory of those who died in the Indo-Pak war of 1965: 7: September: Air Force Day: Celebrated to commend the role of Pakistan Air Force in the 1965 war with India 8: September: Navy Day: Celebrated to commend the role of Pakistan Navy in the 1965 war with India 9: November: Iqbal Day: Birthday of Muhammad Iqbal: 25 ...
According to Nestorovic (2016), hundreds of thousands of people gather at Minare-Pakistan, Lahore, between the intervening night of 11th and 12th Rabi' al-awwal of the Islamic calendar. [11] The festival was declared a national holiday in Pakistan in 1949. [12] Muharram: Muharram (Islamic calendar) A street observation of Muharram in Lahore ...
20 Muharram September 19, 2019 Shia day of Mourning: 10th day of Ashura: 25 Muharram September 24, 2019 Shia day of Mourning: Martyrdom of Imam Zain-ul-Abideen, 95 A.H. 30 Muharram September 29, 2019 Shia day of Mourning: 20th day of Ashura: Note: Observed next day in years in which Muharram has only 29 days 1-30 Safar: September 30 - October ...