Government of AJ&K has issued a Notification on 05-01-2022 in connection with Public Holidays 2022 Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK). The details are as under:
Public Holidays 2022 Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK)
The President, Azad Jammu & Kashmir has been pleased to accord approval for observance of the following public holidays in Azad Jammu and Kashmir during the calendar year 2022:-
| S. No | Name of Occasion | Days | Dates during the Year 2022 |
| 1. | Kashmir Solidarity Day | Saturday | 5 February 2022 |
| 2. | Pakistan Day | Wednesday | 23rd March 2022 |
| 3. | Labour Day | Sunday | 1st May 2022 |
| 4. | Eid-ul-Fitr (1st Shawal 1443 A.H) | Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday | 3rd,4th, 5th May 2022 |
| 5. | Eid-ul-Azha (10th Zil Haj 1443 A.H) | Sunday. Monday & Tuesday | 10th, 11th, 12th July 2022 |
| 6. | Yom-e-Shuhada-e-Kashmir | Wednesday | 13th July 2022 |
| 7. | Yom-e-Elhaq-e-Pakistan | Tuesday | 19th July 2022 |
| 8. | Ghazi-e-Millat Sardar M. Ibrahim Khan’s Death Anniversary | Sunday | 31st July 2022 |
| 9. | Ashura (9tha nd 10th Moharam) | Sunday & Monday | 7th, 8th August 2022 |
| 10. | Independence Day of Pakistan | Sunday | 14th August 2022 |
| 11. | Yom-e-Istaqamat & Azam-e-Tameer-e-Nau | Saturday | 8th October 2022 |
| 12. | Eid-Millad-un-Nabi
(12th Rabi-ul-Awwal 1444 A.H.) |
Sunday | 9th October, 2022 |
| 13. | Yom-e-Tasees Azad Govt. of the State of Jammu and Kashmir | Monday | 24th October 2022 |
| 14. | Yom-e-Shuhada-e-Jammu | Sunday | 6th November 2022 |
| 15. | Yom-e-Shahadat Capt. Hussain Khan Sheed & Baba-e-Pounch khan Muhammad Khan | Friday | 11th November 2022
(Local Holiday for Distt. Poonch & Sudhnoti) |
| 16. | Quaid-e-Milat Ch. Ghulam Abbas Death Anniversary | Sunday | 18th December 2022 |
| 17. | Quaid-e-Azam Day/ Christmas | Sunday | 25th December 2022 |
| 18.` | Day after Christmas | Monday | 26th December 2022
(For Christians Only) |
It is to mention here that Establishment Division has already issued the Notification of Public and Optional, Holidays in Pakistan for the year 2022. The above holidays’ list for 2022 is only for the AJ&K public.