| Date | English Name | Remarks |
|---|
| February 5 | Kashmir Solidarity Day | Protest against Indian occupation of Jammu and Kashmir. |
| March 23 | Pakistan Day | Commemorates the Lahore Resolution, which formally demanded an independent Muslim-majority state to be created out of the British Indian Empire; the republic was also declared on this day in 1956 |
| May 1 | Labour Day(May Day) | |
| August 14 | Independence Day | Marking Pakistani independence from the United Kingdom in 1947 |
| November 9 | Iqbal Day | Birthday ofnational poet Muhammad Iqbal |
| December 25 | Birthday of Quaid-e-Azam (Great Leader) | Birthday of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan |
| Dates of the (lunar) Islamic calendar |
|---|
| Dhul Hijja 10 | Eid ul-Adha | Marks the end of the pilgrimage; sacrifices offered on this day commemorate Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son |
| Shawwal 1 | Eid-ul-Fitr | Marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan |
| Rabi`-ul-Awwal 12 | Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi | Birthday of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) |
| 21Ramadan | Youm-e-Shahadat e Ali | Day of martyrdom ofAli |
| Muharram9&10 | Ashura | Marks the end of the Shia mourning for the martyred Imam Hussein ibn Ali |
| Date | English Name | Remarks |
|---|
| September 6 | Defence Day | Commemorates the official start of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 |
| September 11 | Death Anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah | Death Anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam |
