F.NO.2/6/2013-Public Government of Pakistan Ministry of interior Islamabad, the 9" January, 2014 CIRCULAR Subject: PUBLIC AND OPTIONAL HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR, 2014. AAS per previous practice, in consultation with Metrological Department, Karachi for expected dates of appearance of moon during the year 2014 and Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony for dates for festivals of minorities, following Public and Optional holidays for the calendar year 2014 have * been prepared: « PUBLIC HOLIDAYS law ces Days Dates during year 204 t ~| Bt Rabb +35 AH) Tuesday 14 January, 2014 | Kashi Day Wednesday February, 2014 3 | Pakistan Day sunday 29 Mareh, 2014 4 | Latour Day Thursday ‘18 Nay, 2014 S| Baba, (1# Shasal SS AH} Tuesday, Wednesday & 29, 30% and 31% July, 2044 Thursday 6 | Independence Day Thursday 14° August, 2018 [RPI HHA Monday & Tuesday BAT October, 2014 8 | kabel Day Sunday 9 November, 2014 gp | Aa 8 1 Wotan 136A) Monday & Tuesday Ew Novenber, 2014 10 | Queite-AzamDay Onrsmas Thursday 25" December, 2014 11. | Day after Cistmas Friday texeuuing am 2. The following will be Bank holidays, However, on these days the Banks will remain closed for public but NOT for their employees: - i) 44 January, 2014 (Wednesday) i) July, 2014 (Tuesday) ii) 30 Juno, 2014 (Monday) corresponding to 1# Ramazan 1435 (subject to appearance of moon). “NOTE Holidays for Muslim Festivals are subject to appearance of moon for which a separate Notification will be issued,2 OPTIONAL HOLIDAYS sr. Name of Occasion bays | Dates dung yoar2014 1__| New Year Day Wednesday 4 January, 2014 2_| Basant Punchami Tuesday 4° February, 2014 3*_| Giarhwin Sharief (11 Rabi Sani 1485 AH Tuesday 148 February, 2014 4_| Shivarat Thursday 27 February, 2014 5_| Holi Sunday 16 March, 2014 6 _| Duthandi Monday 17° March, 2014 7_| Beisakhi Monday 414% Apel, 2014 8_| Good Friday Friday | __ 18" Apmi, 2014 8 | caster / Day After Easter Sunday! — | 208.21 April, 2014 Monday 10 | €ite-Riznan Gaha's Community ony) | Monday 218 Apri, 2014 11_| Buddha Purima Wednesday 14° May, 2014 42_| Shab-e-Meraj (27 Ralab 1435.AH) _ Tuesday ‘21th May, 2084 43°_| Shab-e-Barat (15 Shaban 1435.A.H) Saturday 148 June, 2014 14_| Janam Ashtami sunday | 17% August, 2014 15 _| Navroze (Pars's New Year Day) _ Monday 18" August, 2014 16 _| Birthday of Lord Zoroaster (Khordad Sal) ‘Saturday 23% August, 2014 147_| Durga Pooja Thursday _ 25% September, 2014 18__| Dussehra Friday 3rd October, 2014 19_| Birthday of Guru Valen Sawami Ji Metres 8 October, 2014 20_| Diwali Thursday | _ 23 October, 2014 21_| Guru Nanak’s Birthday ‘Thursday 6" November, 2014 22"_| Chelum (20 Safar 1435 AH) Saturday 13" December, 2014 NOTE: ‘Incase of Muslim Festivals, the dates of Optional holidays are based on anticipated dates and are subject to appearance of moon, 3. Goverment servants desiring to avail themselves of Optional Holidays shall take prior permission of the Head of Office ‘concemed and no Government Servant shall be granted more than one optional holiday in the case of Muslims and three optional holidays in the case of non-Muslims, in a calendar year. 4. 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 optional holidays should be regulated in a manner so 2s to leave adequate staff for proper ‘continuance of the work. 5. The optional holidays are denominational and may be allowed at the discretion of the Head of Office, provided the state of work permits. (Contd...P/3)3 6. ‘A Government Servant should not ordinarily be refused an Optional Holiday that is of religious significance to him and the refusal is likely to decrease the number of such holidays to which heis entitled. = = INA) (IFTIKHAR RASHID Section Officer (Public) Tele: 9224938 ISTRIBUTION |. President's Secretariat (Personal), OSD (Admn), Aiwan-e-Sadr, isiamabad. President's Secretariat (Public), OS (Admn), Aiwan-e-Sadr, Islamabad. |. Prime Minister's Office (Internal), OSD (Admn), Islamabad. Prime Minister's Office (Public), DS (Admn), Islamabad. The Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan, Islamabad. 3. The Registrar, Supreme Court of Pakistan, Islamabad. The Auditor General of Pakistan, Islamabad. The AGPR, Islamabad. All Ministries / Divisions. 40. Secretary, Senate Secretariat, Islamabad. 41. Secretary, National Assembly ‘Secretariat, Islamabad. 42 Chief Secretaries, Government of the Punjab/L ahore, Sindh/ Karachi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa/ Peshawar, Balochistan/Quetta, Gilgit-Batistan and AJK/Muzaffarabad. 43. The Director General, ISI, Islamabad. 44. The Joint Staff Headquarter, Chaklala, Rawalpindi. 45. The Director General, IB, Islamabad. 16. The Chief Commissioner, ICT, Islamabad. 17. The Manager, State Bank of Pakistan, Islamabad. 18, Secretary, Wataqi Mohtasib's Secretariat, Islamabad, 419. Secretary, Wafaqi Tax Ombudsman's Secretariat, Islamabad. 20, Director (Media), Minister for Interior & Narcotics Control, Islamabad, 21. PRO to the Minister for Interior& Narcotics: Control, Islamabad. 22. PS to the Minister for Interior & Narcotics Control, Islamabad. 23. PS to the Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Islamabad. 24. PSs to the Additional Secretary-l, II & Ill, M/o Interior, Islamabad. 25. 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