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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.
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 ...
The United Arab Emirates Government announced official holidays for the public and private sectors for the years 2019. The Cabinet granted equal leaves (14 days) sectors. This decision aims to achieve a balance between the two sectors in the number of official holidays they are entitled to.
While it can vary based on moon sightings in different parts of the world, this year Eid al-Adha is predicted to begin at sunset on June 16, 2024, according to Islamic Relief Worldwide.
Eid al-Fitr, which means feast, will be celebrated in Pakistan on Wednesday, subject to sighting of the moon. The three-day holiday marks the end of Ramadan , Islam’s holy month of fasting.
[46] [a] Each year, Eid al-Adha (like other Islamic holidays) falls on one of about two to four Gregorian dates in parts of the world, because the boundary of crescent visibility is different from the International Date Line. [47] The following list shows the official dates of Eid al-Adha for Saudi Arabia as announced by the Supreme Judicial ...
Eid Al Etihad (Arabic: عيد الاتحاد) National Day of the United Arab Emirates; Official name: Eid Al Etihad (Arabic: اليوم الوطني [1] Also called: UAE National Day: Observed by: United Arab Emirates: Significance: Marks the establishment of the UAE: Date: 2 December: Next time: 2 December 2025 () Frequency: Annual
21 July – Fifty-seven Bangladeshi expatriates are sentenced to varying prison terms for holding protests in support of the 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement. [15] They are later pardoned by UAE president Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on 3 September. [16] 29 July – The United Arab Emirates grants lottery licenses for the first time in its ...