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What are other expected public holidays this month besides Aug 14, Independence Day?


August 14 holiday

ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan has announced a public holiday on August 14, Pakistan’s 77th Independence Day. According to the cabinet decision circular issued in December 2023, other four optional public holidays may be given by the government this month.

The optional holidays in August according to the notification “Public and Optional Holidays for the Year 2024” include:

  • Nauroze (Parsi New Year Day) on August 15, Thursday.
  • Birthday of Lord Zoroaster (Khordad Sal) is on August 20, Tuesday.
  • Chehlum (20th Safar 1446 AH) on August 27, Wednesday.
  • Janam Ashtami, the religious public holiday for Hindus, is on August 26, Monday.

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August 14 holiday

“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,” the cabinet division notification read.

“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 of optional holidays should be regulated in a manner so that adequate staff is available for the proper continuance of the work. The optional holidays are denominational and may be allowed at the discretion of the Head of Office, provided that work does not suffer,” the notification added.

“A Government Servant should not ordinarily be refused an Optional Holiday that is of religious significance and the refusal is likely to decrease the number of such holidays to which he/she is entitled,” it added.

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