Government of the Punjab, Services, and General Administration Department issued a Notification on 26-12-2023 in connection with Punjab Government Public Holidays 2024. All the below holidays are for the Punjab Province. The Federal Government has already issued a Notification of Public and Optional Holidays 2024 in Pakistan. The details are as under:
Notification Punjab Government Public Holidays 2024 / Bank / Optional Holidays
The Services and General Administration department releases the list of all categories of holidays that happen to be in the year 2024. These holidays include the following:
- Public Holidays
- Bank Holidays
- Optional Holidays
In the case of Muslim Holidays, the dates are based on anticipated dates. These are anticipated on subject to the appearance of the moon with a separate notification.
Bank Holidays,2024
All banks will not continue their work during the following holidays.
| Sr.No | Day and Dates |
| 1. | Monday
1st January,2024 |
| 2. | Monday
11th March,2024 |
| 3. | Monday
1st July,2024 |
List of Public Holidays,2024
| Sr.No | Name of Occasion | Days and Dates |
| 1. | Kashmir day | Monday 5th February 2024 |
| 2. | Pakistan day | Saturday 23rd March 2004 |
| 3. | Eid ul Fitr | Wednesday Thursday and Friday 10th 11th and 12th April 2024 |
| 4. | Labour Day | 01st May,2024 |
| 5. | Eid ul Azha | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
17th ,18th and 19th June ,2020 |
| 6. | Ashura | Tuesday and Wednesday
16th and 17th July,2020 |
| 7. | Independence Day | Wednesday 14th August,2024 |
| 8. | Allama Iqbal Day | Saturday
09th November,2024 |
| 9. | Quaid e Azam Day /
Christmas |
Wednesday
25th December,2020 |
| 10. | Day After Christmas | Thursday
26th December,2024 |
in 2015, Notification of cancellation Allama Iqbal Day was canceled but during the previous year Government restored it.
List of Optional Holidays,2024
| Sr.No | Occasion Name | Day and Date |
| 1. | New Year Day | Monday
1st January,2024 |
| 2. | Basant /Punchami | Wednesday
14th Feb,2024 |
| 3. | Shivratri | Friday
08th March,2024 |
| 4. | Shab e Mairaj | Wednesday
07th February 2024 |
| 5. | Holi | Sunday
24th March,2024 |
| 6. | Dhulandi | Monday
25th March,2024 |
| 7. | Shab e Barat | Sunday
25th February,2024 |
| 8. | Buddha Purnima | Saturday
Saturday 23rd March,2024 |
| 9. | Good Friday | Friday
29th March,2024 |
| 10. | Easter | Sunday/Monday
31st March,2024 |
| 11. | Baisakhi | Saturday
13th April,2024 |
| 12. | Eid e Rizwan | Sunday
21st April,2024 |
| 13. | Naouroze | Thursday
15th August,2024 |
| 14. | Birthday of Lord Zorostar | Tuesday
20th August |
| 15. | Janam Ashtami | Monday
26th August |
| 16. | Chehlum | Wednesday
27th August,2024 |
| 17. | Durga Pooja | Friday
11th October,2024 |
| 18. | Dusehra | Saturday
12th October,2024 |
| 19. | Giyaaree Shareef | Wednesday
16th October,2024 |
| 20. | Birthday of Guruu Vamik Sawami Joe | Tuesday
17th October,2024 |
| 21. | Diwaali | Friday
01sg November ,2024 |
| 22. | Guruu Nanak Jee Birthday | Friday
15th November ,2024 |
