Federal Government announced Public And Optional Holidays For The Year 2020-Notification

Notification / OM No.

No. 01/01/2020-Public

Dated:

5-December-2019

Notification Issued By:

MINISTRY OF INTERIOR, GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN

No. 01/01/2020-Public

GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN

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MINISTRY OF INTERIOR

Islamabad, the 5th December, 2019

CIRCULAR

Subject:                       PUBLIC AND OPTIONAL HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR, 2020.

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The Public and Optional holidays regarding festivals of Muslims and Minorities for the Calendar Year 2020 would be as under:

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

Sr. No.Name of OccasionDaysDates during year 2020
1Kashmir DayWednesday5th February, 2020
2Pakistan DayMonday23rd March 2020
3Labour DayFriday1st May 2020
4Eid-ul-Fitr (1st Shawal 1441A.H)Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday25th,26th and 27th May 2020
5Eid-ul-Azha (10st  Ail Haj 1441A.H)Friday, Saturday and Sunday31st July,1st and 2nd August 2020
6IndependenceFriday14th August 2020
7Ashura (9th and 10th Moharram 1442 A.H)Saturday and Sunday29th and 30th august
8Eid Milad-un-Nabi (12th Rabi-ul-Awal 1442 A.H)Friday30th October 2020
9Quaid-e-Azam Day/ ChristmasFriday25th December 2020
10Day after ChristmasSaturday26th December 2020 (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:

Sr. No.Day/ Date
11st January, 2020 (Wednesday)
224th April,2020 (Friday) corresponding to 1st Ramazan 1441AH (subject to appearance of moon)
31st July, 2020 (Wednesday)

NOTE:  In case of Muslim Festivals, the dates of Holidays are based on anticipated dates and are subject to appearance of moon for which a separate notification will be issued by Mo Interior.

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OPTIONAL HOLIDAYS

Sr. No.Name of OccasionDaysDates during the year 2020
1.New Year DayWednesday1 January, 2020
2.Basant PunchamiTuesday16th Feb 2021
3.Basant PunchamiWednesday29 January, 2020
4.ShivaratriFriday21 Feb, 2020
5.HoliMonday9th March 2020
6.DulhandiTuesday10 March, 2020
7.Shab-e-Meraj (27 Rajab 1441 A.H)Monday23 March, 2020
8.Shab-e-Barat (15th Shaban 1441 A.H)Thursday9th April, 2020
9.Good FridayFriday10th April, 2020
10.Easter/Day After EasterSunday & Monday12 and 13th April, 2020
11.BaisakhiMonday13 April, 2020
12.Eid-e-Rizwan (Bahai’s Community only)Monday20th April, 2020
13.Buddha PurnimaThursday7th  May 2020  
14.Janam AshtamiTuesday11th August 2020  
15.Nauroze (Parsi’s New Year Day)Sunday16th August, 2020
16.Birthday of Lord Zoroaster (Khordad Sal)Friday21 August 2020
17.Chehlum (20 Safar 1442 AH)Thursday8 October, 2020
18.Durga PoojaFriday23 October, 2020
19.DussehraSunday25th October 2020
20.Birthday of Guru Valmik Sawami JiSaturday31 October 2020
21.DiwaliSaturday14th November 2020
22.Guru Nanak’s BirthdayMonday30 November, 2020
23.Giyarvee Shareef (11TH Rabi-Us-Sani 1442 AH)Saturday28 November 2020

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 that work is not suffered.

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 she/ he is entitled.

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