Public Holidays in Pakistan 1978

There are 14 Pakistani public holidays in 1978. 9 of them fall on working days, which leaves 251 working days after 105 weekend days.

The Pakistani public holidays in 1978 are Kashmir Solidarity Day (Sunday, February 5), Eid Milad-un-Nabi (Monday, February 20), Pakistan Day (Thursday, March 23), Labour Day (Monday, May 1), Independence Day (Monday, August 14), Eid ul-Fitr (Monday, September 4), Eid ul-Fitr (day 2) (Tuesday, September 5), Eid ul-Fitr (day 3) (Wednesday, September 6), Eid ul-Adha (Saturday, November 11), Eid ul-Adha (day 2) (Sunday, November 12), Eid ul-Adha (day 3) (Monday, November 13), Ashura (Saturday, December 9), Ashura (day 2) (Sunday, December 10) and Quaid-e-Azam Day & Christmas (Monday, December 25).

There are 6 long weekends of three days or more in 1978: Feb 18–Feb 20 (3 days, Eid Milad-un-Nabi); Apr 29–May 1 (3 days, Labour Day); Aug 12–Aug 14 (3 days, Independence Day); Sep 2–Sep 6 (5 days, Eid ul-Fitr, Eid ul-Fitr (day 2), Eid ul-Fitr (day 3)); Nov 11–Nov 13 (3 days, Eid ul-Adha, Eid ul-Adha (day 2), Eid ul-Adha (day 3)); Dec 23–Dec 25 (3 days, Quaid-e-Azam Day & Christmas).

The weekend in Pakistan is Saturday and Sunday. Holidays that fall on a weekend are shown in the list.

Federal public holidays. Islamic holidays depend on the moon sighting in Pakistan and are often a day later than shown.

Dates marked tentative follow the moon: Islamic holidays use the Umm al-Qura calendar and depend on the moon sighting, and festival dates for years without an official list are estimated. The official date can differ by a day.