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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.
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.
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India ranks second with 21 national holidays, followed by Colombia and the Philippines at 18 each. Likewise, Japan , China and Hong Kong enjoy 17 public breaks a year. [ 6 ] Some countries (e.g. Cambodia) with a longer, six-day workweek, have more holidays (28) to compensate.
The Gazette of Pakistan (Urdu: سرکاری جریدہَ پاکستان) is the official government gazette of the Government of Pakistan. This Gazette provides information about government acts, ordinances, regulations, orders, S.R.Os, notifications, appointments, promotions, leaves, and awards. [1] [2]
Pakistan Day is a momentous milestone in the history of Pakistan movement. This event is held to mark the anniversary of Pakistan Resolution passed by the Muslims of South Asia on 23 March 1940 at Minto Park (now Iqbal Park), Lahore. The resolution was presented by A. K. Fazlul Huq.
The initiative to celebrate Constitution Day was first taken in 2015 by the former Chairman of the Senate, Raza Rabbani. [4] However, it was not until the "Golden Jubilee Convention" in 2023 that the resolution to celebrate Constitution Day on a government/state level was presented by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in a joint session of the Parliament.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. reintroduced the holiday economics policy by issuing Proclamation No. 90 on November 11, 2022 which concerns the observance of public holidays for 2023. [9] This was enacted as a means to boost the domestic tourism industry which was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and related lockdowns .