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Govt announces 3-day public holiday on account of Eid ul Azha
Eid Holidays 29 June Thursday & 30 June Friday and only banks will close Monday 3 July.
The government on Tuesday announced a 3-day public holiday on account of Eid ul Azha!
According to a statement issued by the Cabinet Division, prime minister Shehbaz Sharif approved a three-day holiday on account of Eid ul Adha, which will be celebrated on June 29.
The notification issued in this regard reads: “[…] it is for general information that the Prime Minister is pleased to approve the public holidays on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha as follows:
- 29th and 30th June 2023 (Thursday and Friday) for the offices observing five days working in a week; and
- 29th June to 1st July 2023 (Thursday, Friday, and Saturday) for the offices observing 6 days working in a week.”
On Monday evening, the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee announced the sighting of the Zil Hajj moon in Pakistan meaning that today is the first day of the last month of the Islamic calendar.
While Eid ul Adha will be celebrated across Pakistan on June 29 (Thursday).
