No.2/6/2009-Public Government of Pakistan istry of Interior CIRCULAR Islamabad, the December 17, 2008 Subject PUBLIC AND OPTIONAL HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR, 2010 As per previous practice, in consultation with Metrological Department, Karachi for expected dates ‘of appearance of moon during the year 2010 and Ministry of Minorities for dates for festivals of minorities, following Public and Optional holidays for the calendar year 2010 have been prepared: ~ PUBLIC HOLIDAYS soles uing year te [sr Name of Occasion Days | Dates during year 2070] 1 | keshmicbay 3" February, 2010 2" | Eid Milad-un-Nabi 26" February, 2010 (12 Rabi-ul-Awal 1431 AH) | 3 | Pakistan Day Tuesday 23° March, 2010 4 | Labour Day Saturday 1 May, 2010 14" August, 2010 5 | Independence Day Setursay | 7 —— | 6 | Eid-ubFitr Thursday oP 40" a1 (1 Shawal 1431 AH) Friday & Saturday September,2010 | | (7 taba! oay Tuesday | gh November, 2010 [ge | EiukAzha Wednesday & (10 Zil Haj 1431 AH) Thursday 17” & 18" November, LL 2010 9 | Quaid-e-azam Day/ Christmas Saturday 25" December, 2010 = 26" December, 2010 | 10 _| Day ater Christmas Sunday | (For Christian only) 2 Ase T3646 47" pocamner | | (9 & 10" Moharrum 1431 AH) 8 2010 Fdey | iz The following will be Bank holidays. However, on these days the Banks will remain closed for public but NOT for their employees: - i) 4% January, 2010 (Friday) 1* July, 2010 (Thursday) iii) 12" August, 2010 (Thursday) corresponding to 1°* Ramzan 1431 (subject to appearance of moon), ‘ NOTE Holidays for Muslim Festivals are subject to appearance of moon for which a separate Notification will be issued, Cor td.......Page-2OPTIONAL HOLIDAYS ‘Sr. | Name of Occasion Days ring year 2010 4 New Year Day Fei —Sanuary, 2090 ] 2 | Basant Punchami | wodnesaay 20" January, 2010 | chetum (20 Safar 1434 AH) iy Fema, 270 4 _| Shivaratri 42" February, 2010 5 Holi 28" February, 2010 6 Duthandi March, 2010 26" March, 2010 7 | Giarhwin Sharief (14 Rabi-us-Sani Friday L 1431 AW , 2010 8__| Good Friday 4 8 Easter Sunday | "Apa 2070 40 | Baisakhi | Saturday 10” April, 2010 1" Eig Alzwan (Banas Community Wednesday 2A" April, 2010 | only) 12 | udana Purnima Thursday 27" way, 2010 413* _| Shab-e-Meraj (27 Rajab 1431 A.H) Friday 3" July, 2010 | 4 | Shab-e-Barat (18 Shaban 1431 Tuesday PF July, ZOD |__15 | Nauroze (Parsi’s New Year Day) Thursday 19" August, 2010 18 Birthday of Lord Zoroaster Tuesday aN Risque 200 | hordad' sal) ee _ | dana Ashtami Tussin [Pe September, 2010 ___| Durga Pooja Saturday 16" October, 2010 | 4" October, 2010 22™ October, 2010 Dussehra Birthday of Guru Valmik Sawami Ji Diwal | Friday see go | Guan pianante nina 721 November, 2010 26" December, 2010 23 | Dayafter Christmas NOTE: 7 ‘© In-case of Muslim Festivals, the dates of Optional holiday’ are based on anticipated dates and are subject 10 appearance of moon, 3 Government servants desiring to avail themselves of Optional Holidays shall take prior permissic.a of the Head of Office concerned and no Government Servant shall be granted more than one optional holiday inthe 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 as t0 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. 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 “ki (Mehir Malik Khattak) Deputy Secretary (Law) DISTRIBUTION 1. Incharge IT Section Ministry of Interior for uploading in Web Site of Ministry of Interior. ——