List of holidays in Pakistan

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Date	English Name	Local Name	Remarks
March 23	Pakistan Day	یوم پاکستان Yom-e-Pakistan	Commemorates Pakistan resolution on March 23, 1940 in Lahore
May 1	Labor Day (May Day)	یوم کاریگر Yom-e-Karegar	Labor day in Pakistan
August 14	Independence Day	یوم استقلال Yom-e-Istiqlal	Commemorates Pakistan's independence from the United Kingdom on August 14th, 1947
September 6	Defense Day	یوم دفاع Yom-e-Difa	Defense Day
September 11	Death anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah	یوم وفات قائداعظم Yom-e-Wafat-e-Quaid-e-Azam	Death anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah
November 9	Birthday of Muhammad Iqbal	یوم ولادت محمد اقبال Yom-e-Viladat-e-Muhammed Iqbal	Birthday of national poet Muhammad Iqbal
December 25	Birthday of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah; Christmas	یوم ولادت قائداعظم Yom-e-Viladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam عيد الميلاد المسيح Eid-ul-Milad-ul-Masseh	Birthday of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah; Christmas
Dates following the lunar Islamic calendar
Dhul Hijja 10	Eid ul-Adha	عيد الأضحى	Commemorates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son, occurs on the 10th day of the month of Dhul Hijja
Shawwal 1	Eid-ul-Fitr	عيد الفطر	Commemorates end of Ramadan (Ramazan). It occurs on the 1st day of Shawwal
Rabi`-ul-Awwal 12	Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi	عيد ميلاد النبي	Birthday of Prophet Muhammad. It occurs on the 12th of Rabi'-ul-Awwal
Muharram 10	Ashura	عاشوراء	Martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain. It occurs on the 10th day of Muharram
Ramadan 21	Martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Ali	شهادت حضرت علی	Martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Ali
Ramadan last Friday	Jumu'ah-tul-Wida	جمعة الودع	It occurs on last Friday in Ramadan before Eid-ul-Fitr
Ramadan last ten nights of the month	Laylat al-Qadr	ليلةِ القَدر	It occurs on last ten nights in Ramadan