Public Holidays 2022 Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK)

Government of AJ&K has issued a Notification on 05-01-2022 in connection with Public Holidays 2022 Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK). The details are as under:

The President, Azad Jammu & Kashmir has been pleased to accord approval for observance of the following public holidays in Azad Jammu and Kashmir during the calendar year 2022:-

S. No	Name of Occasion	Days	Dates during the Year 2022
1.	Kashmir Solidarity Day	Saturday	5 February 2022
2.	Pakistan Day	Wednesday	23^rd March 2022
3.	Labour Day	Sunday	1^st May 2022
4.	Eid-ul-Fitr (1^st Shawal 1443 A.H)	Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday	3^rd,4^th, 5^th May 2022
5.	Eid-ul-Azha (10^th Zil Haj 1443 A.H)	Sunday. Monday & Tuesday	10^th, 11^th, 12^th July 2022
6.	Yom-e-Shuhada-e-Kashmir	Wednesday	13^th July 2022
7.	Yom-e-Elhaq-e-Pakistan	Tuesday	19^th July 2022
8.	Ghazi-e-Millat Sardar M. Ibrahim Khan’s Death Anniversary	Sunday	31^st July 2022
9.	Ashura (9tha nd 10^th Moharam)	Sunday & Monday	7^th, 8^th August 2022
10.	Independence Day of Pakistan	Sunday	14^th August 2022
11.	Yom-e-Istaqamat & Azam-e-Tameer-e-Nau	Saturday	8^th October 2022
12.	Eid-Millad-un-Nabi (12^th Rabi-ul-Awwal 1444 A.H.)	Sunday	9^th October, 2022
13.	Yom-e-Tasees Azad Govt. of the State of Jammu and Kashmir	Monday	24^th October 2022
14.	Yom-e-Shuhada-e-Jammu	Sunday	6^th November 2022
15.	Yom-e-Shahadat Capt. Hussain Khan Sheed & Baba-e-Pounch khan Muhammad Khan	Friday	11^th November 2022 (Local Holiday for Distt. Poonch & Sudhnoti)
16.	Quaid-e-Milat Ch. Ghulam Abbas Death Anniversary	Sunday	18^th December 2022
17.	Quaid-e-Azam Day/ Christmas	Sunday	25^th December 2022
18.`	Day after Christmas	Monday	26^th December 2022 (For Christians Only)

It is to mention here that Establishment Division has already issued the Notification of Public and Optional, Holidays in Pakistan for the year 2022. The above holidays’ list for 2022 is only for the AJ&K public.