Last Updated on: 9th July 2023, 06:05 pm
List Of Public Holidays For 2023 With 5 Long Weekends
The federal government recently published the complete list of all statutory and optional holidays that are to be observed nationwide by the year 2023.
According to the official statement from the Cabinet Department, there will be a total of 16 public holidays in 2023, with the first being Kashmir Day, which is observed on February 5th.
With 5 bank holidays coming on Fridays or Mondays, there will be plenty of long weekends open to the public.
| Sr. No. | Name of Occasion | Day(s) | Date(s) |
| 1 | Kashmir Day | Sunday | 5 February |
| 2 | Pakistan Day | Thursday | 23 March |
| 3* | Eid-ul-Fitr | Saturday, Sunday, Monday | 22, 23, 24 April |
| 4* | Labour Day | Monday | 1 May |
| 5* | Eid-ul-Azha | Thursday, Friday, Saturday | 29, 30 June and 1 July |
| 6* | Ashura (9 and 10 Mohrram) | Thursday, Friday | 27, 28 July |
| 7 | Independence Day | Monday | 14 August |
| 8* | Eid Milad-un-Nabi | Thursday | 28 September |
| 9 | Allama Iqbal Day | Thursday | 9 November |
| 10 | Quaid-e-Azam Day/Christmas | Monday | 25 December |
| 11 | Day after Christmas (only for Christian community) | Tuesday | 26 December |
The following are public holidays. However, on these days banks, DFI, MFB remain closed to the public but not to their employees.
| Sr. | Day | Date |
| 1 | Monday | 2 January |
| 2* | Wednesday | 22 March (corresponding to 1st Ramazan for deduction of Zakat) |
| 3 | Monday | 3 July |
On the other hand, there will be a total of 21 optional holidays. Let’s take a look at them.
| Sr. No. | Occasion | Day(s) | Date(s) |
| 1 | New Year Day | Sunday | 1 January |
| 2 | Basant Punchami | Thursday | 26 January |
| 3 | Shivaratri | Saturday | 18 February |
| 4* | Shab-e-Meraj | Saturday | 18 February |
| 5 | Holi | Monday | 6 March |
| 6 | Dulhandi | Tuesday | 7 March |
| 7* | Shab-e-Barat | Wednesday | 8 March |
| 8 | Good Friday | Friday | 7 April |
| 9 | Day after Easter Sunday | Monday | 10 April |
| 10 | Baisakhi | Friday | 14 April |
| 11 | Eid-e-Rizwan | Friday | 21 April |
| 12 | Buddha Purnima | Friday | 7 July |
| 13 | Nauroze | Wednesday | 16 August |
| 14 | Khordad Sal | Monday | 21 August |
| 15* | Chehlum | Wednesday | 6 September |
| 16 | Janam Ashtami | Thursday | 7 September |
| 17 | Durga Puja | Monday | 23 October |
| 18 | Dussehra | Tuesday | 24 October |
| 19* | Giyarvee Shareef | Friday | 27 October |
| 20 | Birthday of Guru Valmik Sawami Ji | Saturday | 28 October |
| 21 | Diwali | Sunday | 12 November |
| 22 | Birthday of Guru Nanak | Monday | 27 November |
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