Public and Optional Holidays 2021 for Festivals of Muslims and Minorities

The government of Pakistan, Ministry of Interior has issued a Notification on 10-12-2020 in connection with Public and Optional Holidays 2021 Regarding Festivals of Muslims and Minorities. The details of the same are as under:

Public and Optional Holidays 2021

Here Public Holidays are general holidays that all employees observe while optional holidays are particular holidays for specific people or areas.

Public Holidays

Sr.	Name of Occasion	Days	Dates during the year 2021
1.	Kashmir Day	Friday	5^th February 2021
2.	Pakistan Day	Tuesday	23^rd March 2021
3.	Labour Day	Saturday,	1^st May 2021
4.	Eid-ul-Fitr, (1^st Shawal 1441 A.H)	Friday, Saturday, Sunday	14^th , 15^th, and 16^th May 2021
5.	Eid-ul-Azha, (10^th Zil Haj 1442 A.H)	Wednesday, Thursday and Friday	21^st July, 22^nd, and 23^rd July 2021
6.	Independence Day	Saturday	14^th August 2021
7.	Ashura (9^th & 10^th Moharram 1443 A.H)	Wednesday and Thursday	18^th & 19^th August 2021
8.	Eid Milad-un-Nabi (12^th Rabi-ul-Awwal 1443 A.H)	Tuesday	19^th October, 2021
9.	Quaid-e-Azam Day / Christmas	Saturday	25^th December 2021
10.	Day After Christmas	Sunday	26^th December 2021 (For Christians only)

Bank Holidays 2021

The following will be Bank Holidays. However, on these days banks/DFIs/MFBs will remain closed for the public but not for their employees.

Sr.No.	Day / Date
1.	1^st January 2021 (Friday)
2.	14^th April 2021 (Wednesday) corresponding to 1^st Ramazan 1442 AH, (Subject to the appearance of the moon).
3.	1^st July 2021 (Thursday)

Optional Holidays

Sr. No	Name of Occasion	Days	Dates during the year 2021
1.	New Year Day	Friday	1^st January 2021
2.	Basant Punchami	Tuesday	16^th Feb 2021
3.	Shivaratri	Thursday	11^th March 2021
4.	Shab-e-Meraj (27 Rajab 1442 A.H)	Friday	12^th March 2021
5.	Holi	Sunday & Monday	28^th or 29^th March 2021
6.	Dulhandi	Monday	29^th March 2021
7.	Shab-e-Barat (15^th Shaban 1442 A.H))	Monday	29^th March,2021
8.	Good Friday	Friday	2^nd April 2021
9.	Easter / Day After Easter Sunday	Sunday / Monday	4^th/5^th April 2021
10.	Baisakhi	Wednesday	14^th April 2021
11.	Eid-e-Rizwan (Bahal’s Community only)	Wednesday	21^st April 2021
12.	Buddha Purnima	Wednesday	26^th May 2021
13.	Nauroze (Parsi’s New year day)	Monday	16^th August 2021
14.	Brithday of Lord Zoroaster Khordad Sal)	Saturday	21^st August 2021
15.	Janam Ashtami	Monday	23^rd August, 2021
16.	Chehlum (20^th Safar 1443 AH)	Tuesday	28^th September 2021
17.	Durga Puja	Monday	13^th September 2021
18.	Dussehra	Wednesday	15^th September 2021
19.	Giyarvee Shareef (11^th Rabi-Us-Sani 1443 AH)	Monday	18^th October 2021
20.	Birthday of Guru Valmik Sawami Ji	Wednesday	20^th October 2021
21.	Diwali	Thursday	4^th November 2021
22.	Guru Nanak Dev Jee Birthday	Thursday	18^th November 2021