Notification Public Holidays on Ashura 2024 (16th and 17th July 2024)

Notification of Public Holidays for Ashura 2024 (16th and 17th July 2024)

The Government of Pakistan, Cabinet Secretariat, Cabinet Division issued a notification on 09-07-2024 regarding holidays on Ashura 2024 (16th and 17th July 2024). The government has announced public holidays on the 9th and 10th of Muharram-ul-Haram. The details are as follows:

Public Holidays on Ashura 2024 (16th and 17th July 2024)

In continuation of the Cabinet Division’s circular No. 10-/2013-Min-II dated 20th December 2023, listing public and optional holidays for the year 2024, the Prime Minister has declared 16th and 17th July 2024 (Tuesday and Wednesday) as public holidays on the occasion of Ashura (9th and 10th Muharram 1446 AH).

This press release is to be widely publicized through all major English and Urdu dailies and electronic media.

Notification Distribution

• Federal Ministers
• Attorney General for Pakistan, Islamabad
• Ministers of State/ Advisors/ Special Assistants to the Prime Minister
• The Auditor General of Pakistan
• Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan, Islamabad
• Secretary to Prime Minister, Prime Minister’s Office, Islamabad
• Secretary to President, President’s Secretariat (Public), Islamabad
• Secretaries/ Additional Secretaries (In-charge) of Ministries/ Divisions, Islamabad/ Rawalpindi
• Secretary, Wafaqi Mohtasib’s Secretariat, Islamabad
• Secretaries of Senate and National Assembly Secretariats, Islamabad
• Chairman, National Accountability Bureau, Islamabad
• The Director General, Inter-Services Intelligence, Islamabad
• The Director General, Intelligence Bureau, Islamabad
• The Director General (Staff Duty), General Headquarters, Rawalpindi
• The Director General (Ops), Joint Staff Headquarters, Rawalpindi
• Chief Secretaries of Provincial, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and Gilgit Baltistan Governments
• Inspectors General of Police of Provincial, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and Gilgit Baltistan Governments
• Chairman, Capital Development Authority, Islamabad
• Chief Commissioner, Islamabad
• Inspector General of Police, Islamabad
• Secretary, Wafaqi Tax Ombudsman Secretariat, Islamabad
• Accountant General Pakistan Revenues, Islamabad
• The Registrar, Supreme Court of Pakistan
• The Registrar, Federal Shariat Court, Islamabad
• The Registrar, Islamabad High Court, Islamabad
• The Manager, State Bank of Pakistan, Islamabad
• Heads of Autonomous Bodies
• All Departments of Cabinet Division, including Director IT