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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.
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2 August – Two police officers are killed in a gun attack on a vehicle carrying three judges in Dera Ismail Khan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. [99] 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]
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August: Independence Day: Celebrated to commemorate the day when Pakistan gained Independence in 1947: 6: September: 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
From Veterans Day to Christmas, here are the dates of the 2024 federal holidays. New Year’s Day: Monday, January 1. Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.: Monday, January 15.
25 July - 2021 Azad Kashmiri general election; 28 July - 2021 Islamabad flooding; 8 August - Pakistan at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games; 9 August - August 2021 Quetta bombing; 12 August - Pakistan Ordnance Factories explosion; 14 August - Karachi grenade attack; 17 August - Vandalism of Maharaja Ranjeet Singh's statue in Lahore
21 March – 2023 Afghanistan–Pakistan earthquake, Parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan were hit by a strong earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale, resulting in casualties and property damage. At least 11 people died in Pakistan, and a total of ten deaths were reported in Afghanistan and Pakistan combined as a result of the earthquake.