Government of Pakistan, Ministry of Interior has issued Circular / Notification dated 26-01-2018 regarding Public and Optional Holidays for the Year 2018. The detail of holidays and notification is as under:
The Public, Optional and Festivals of Minorities holidays for the calendar year 2018 would be as under:- 
Public Holidays 2018 
Sr. 
 | 
  
Name of Occasion 
 | 
  
Days 
 | 
  
Date During
  Year 2018 
 | 
 
1 
 | 
  
Kashmir
  Day 
 | 
  
Monday 
 | 
  
5th
  February, 2018 
 | 
 
2 
 | 
  
Pakistan Day 
 | 
  
Friday 
 | 
  
23rd
  March, 2018 
 | 
 
3 
 | 
  
Labour Day 
 | 
  
Tuesday 
 | 
  
1st
  May, 2018 
 | 
 
4* 
 | 
  
Eid-ul-Fitr,
  (1* Shawal 1430 AH) 
 | 
  
Saturday,
  Sunday and Monday 
 | 
  
16th,
  17th & 18th June, 2018 
 | 
 
5 
 | 
  
Independence
  Day 
 | 
  
Tuesday 
 | 
  
14th
  August 2018 
 | 
 
6* 
 | 
  
Eil-ul-Azha,
  (10th Zil Haj 1439 AH) 
 | 
  
Wednesday,
  Thursday and Friday  
 | 
  
22nd,
  23rd & 24th August, 2018 
 | 
 
7* 
 | 
  
Ashura (9*
  & 10* Moharrum 1440 AH) 
 | 
  
Friday and
  Saturday 
 | 
  
21st
  & 22nd September, 2018 
 | 
 
8* 
 | 
  
Eid
  Milad-un-Nabi (12 Rabi-ul-Awal 1440 AH) 
 | 
  
Wednesday 
 | 
  
21st
  November, 2018 
 | 
 
9 
 | 
  
Quaid-e-Azam
  Day / Christmas 
 | 
  
Tuesday 
 | 
  
25th
  December, 2018 
 | 
 
10 
 | 
  
Day after
  Christmas 
 | 
  
Wednesday 
 | 
  
26th
  December, 2018 
(For Christians
  Only) 
 | 
 
The following will be Bank Holidays. However on these days the Banks will remain closed for public but
NOT for their employees:- 
                      i)     1st January 2018 (Monday) 
                     ii)     16th May 2018 (Wednesday) corresponding to 1st Ramzan 1439 AH 
                             subject to appearance of moon. 
                    iii)     2nd July 2018 (Monday), July 1st already being weekly holiday. 
*        NOTE
     Holidays for Muslims Festivals are subject to appearance of moon for which a separate
Notification will be issued. 
Copy of the Notification
