F.NO.02/4/2014-Public GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN MINISTRY OF INTERIOR Islamabad, the 2nd January, 2015 CIRCULAR Subject: PUBLIC AND OPTIONAL HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR, 2015 The Public, Optional and Festivals of Minorities holidays for the Calendar Year 2015 would be as under: PUBLIC HOLIDAYS Sr. No. Name of Occasion Days Dates during year 2015 1 Eid Milad-un-Nabi (12 Rabi-ul- Awal 1436 A.H) Sunday 4th January , 2015 2 Kashmir Day Thursday 5th February, 2015 3 Pakistan Day Monday 23rd March, 2015 4 Labor Day Friday 1st May, 2015 5 Eid-ul-Fitr, (1st Shawal 1436 A.H) Saturday, Sunday & Monday 18th, 19th, and 20th July, 2015 6 Independence Day Sunday 14th August, 2015 7 Eid-ul-Azha, (10th Zil Haj 1436 A.H) Friday & Saturday 25th & 26th September, 2015 8 Ashura (9th & 10th Moharrurn 1437 A.H) Friday & Saturday 23rd & 24th October, 2015 9 Iqbal Day Monday 9th November, 2015 10 Eid Milad-un-Nabi (12 Rabi-ul- Awal 1437 A.H) Thursday 24th December , 2015 11 Quaid-e-Azam Day/Christmas Friday 25th December, 2015 12 Day after Christmas Saturday 26th December, 2015 (For Christians only) 2. The following will be Bank Holidays. However, on these days the Banks / DFIs /MFBs will remain closed for public but NOT for their employees: (Subject to appearance of moon). Note: Holidays for Muslims Festivals are subject to appearance of moon for which a separate Notification will be issued. OPTIONAL HOLIDAYS Sr. No. Name of Occasion Days Dates during the year 2015 1 New Year Day Thursday 1st January, 2015 2 Basant Punchami Saturday 24th January, 2015 3 Giarhwin Sharief (11 Rabi-us-Sani 1436 A.H) Monday 2nd February, 2015 4 Shivratri Tuesday 17th February, 2015 5 Holi Thursday 5th March, 2015 6 Dulhandi Friday 6th March, 2015 7 Baisakhi Tuesday 14th April, 2015 8 Good Friday Friday 3rd April, 2015 9 Easter/ Day After Easter Sunday/ Monday 5th and 6th April, 2015 10 Eid-e-Rizwan (Bahai’s Community only) Tuesday 21st April, 2015 11 Buddha Purnima Monday 4th May, 2015 12 Shab-e-Meraj (27 Rajab 1437 A.H) Sunday 17th May, 2015 13 Shab-e-Barat (15 Shaban 1437 A.H) Thursday 4th June, 2015 14 Nauroze (Parsi’s New Year Day) Tuesday 18th August, 2015 15 Birthday of Lord Zoroaster (Khordad Sal) Sunday 23rd August, 2015 16 Janam Ashtami Sunday 17th August, 2015 17 Durga Puja Tuesday 13th October, 2015 18 Dussehra Thursday 22nd October, 2015 19 Birthday Guru Valmik Sawami Jee Tuesday 27th October, 2015 20 Diwali Wednesday 11th November, 2015 21 Guru Nanak’s Birthday Wednesday 25th November, 2015 22 Chelum (20 Safar 1437 A.H) Thursday 3rd December, 2015 Note: 3. Government Servants desiring to avail themselves of Optional Holidays shall take prior permission of the Head of office concerned and no Government Servant shall be granted more than one Optional Holiday in the case of Muslims and three Optional Holidays for Non-Muslims in a Calendar Year. 4. The grant of this concession should not result in any dislocation of work. In the case of Muslim Optional Holidays, the number of persons permitted to avail Optional Holidays should be regulated in a manner so as to adequate staff is available for proper continuance of the work. 5. The Optional Holidays are denominational and may be allowed at the discretion of the Head of Office, provided the state of work permits. 6. A Government Servant should not ordinarily be refused an Optional Holiday that is of religious significance to him and the refusal is likely to decrease the number of such holidays to which he is entitled. Section Officer (Public)
