Government of Pakistan, Cabinet Secretariat Cabinet Division issued a Notification on 23-12-2024 in connection with Public Holidays 2025 Pakistan. These 2024 holidays in Pakistan also include Optional and Bank holidays. The details are as follows:
Optional and Public Holidays 2025 Pakistan
Federal Government issued a Notification on 23rd Dec 2024 for the Public/Gazetted, Optional, and Bank Holidays in Pakistan in 2025. The public and optional holidays on days of national significance and festivals of Muslims and minoritis in Pakistan for the calendar year 2025 will be as follows:-
List of Gazetted / Public Holidays
Public Holidays are those holidays that observe all Government employees and the general public. The List of Public / Gazetted Holidays that the Federal Government of Pakistan announced for the year 2025 is as follows:
| Sr No | Name of Occasion | Days | Dates During the year 2025 |
| 1 | Kashmir Day | Wednesday | 5th February, 2025 |
| 2 | Pakistan Day | Sunday | 23rd March, 2025 |
| 3 | Eid-ul-Fitr (1st Shawal 1446 A.H.) | Sunday, Monday & Tuesday | 30th , 31st March and 1st April, 2025 |
| 4 | Labour Day | Thursday | 1st May, 2025 |
| 5 | Youm-e-Takbeer | Wednesday | 28th May, 2025 |
| 6 | Eid-ul-Azha (10th Zil Haj 1446 A.H.) | Saturday, Sunday, and Monday | 7th, 8th & 9th June, 2025 |
| 7 | Ashura (9th & 10th Moharram 1447 A.H.) | Saturday & Sunday | 5th & 6th July, 2025 |
| 8 | Independence Day | Thursday | 14th August, 2025 |
| 9 | Eid Milad-un-Nabi (12th Rabi-ul- Awwal 1447 A.H) | Friday or Saturday | 5th or 6th September, 2025 |
| 10 | Allama Iqbal Day | Sunday | 9th November 2025 |
| 11 | Quaid-e-Azam Day/ Christmas | Thursday | 25th December, 2025 |
| 12 | Day after Christmas | Friday | 26th December, 2025 (For Christians only) |
Bank Holidays 2025
The following will be bank holidays. However, on these days the Banks/DFIs/MFBs will remain closed to the public but not to their employees:
| Sr. No. | Day / Date |
| 1 | 1st January, 2025 (Wednesday) |
| 2 | 1st March, 2025 (Saturday) corresponding to 1st Ramazan 1446 A.H. for deduction of Zakat(sub)ect to appearance of moon) |
| 3 | 1st July, 2025 (Tuesday) |
Optional Holidays 2025
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| 1 | New Year’s Day
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Wednesday |
1st January, 2025 |
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| 2 | Shah-e-Meraj (27th Rajab 1446 A.H) | Tuesday | 28th January, 2025 | ||
| 3 | Basant Punchami | Sunday | 2nd February, 2025 | ||
| 4 | Shab-e-Barat (15th Shaban 1446 A.H) | Friday | 14th February, 2025 | ||
| 5 | Shivaratri | Wednesday | 26th February, 2025 | ||
| 6 | Holi | Thursday | 13th March, 2025 | ||
| 7 | Dulhandi | Friday | 14th March, 2025 | ||
| 8 | Baisakhi | Sunday | 13th April, 2025 | ||
| 9 | Good Friday | Friday | 18th April, 2025 | ||
| 10 | Easter/ Day After Easter Sunda | Sunday & Monday | 20th & 21st April, 2025 | ||
| 11 | Eid-e-Rizwan (Bahai’s Community only)__ | Monday | 21st April, 2025 | ||
| 12 | Buddha Purnima | Monday | 12th May, 2025 | ||
| 13 | Nauroze (Parsi New Year’s Day) | Friday | 15th August, 2025 | ||
| 14 | Chehlum (20th Safar 1447 AH) | Friday | 15th August, 2025 | ||
| 15 | Krishna Janam Ashtami | Saturday | 16th August, 2025 | ||
| 16 | Birthday of Lord Zoroaster (Khordad Sal) | Wednesday | 20th August, 2025 | ||
| 17 | Durga Puja | Tuesday | 30th September, 2025 | ||
| 18 | Dussehra | Thursday | 2nd October, 2025 | ||
| 19 | Giyarvee Shareef (11th Rabi- us-Sani 1447 A.H) | Saturday | 4th October, 2025 | ||
| 20 | Birthday of Guruu Valmik SawamiJi | Tuesday | 7th October, 2025 | ||
| 21 | Diwali | Monday | 20th October, 2025 | ||
| 22. | Birthday of Guruu Nanak Dev Ji | Wednesday | 5th November, 2025 | ||
In addition to the above holidays, there are also some times local holidays. These local holidays depend on the local authorities of the concerned district/tehsil. These holidays are especially on Urs/Melas etc.