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Dec
06 - 08 Eid al-Fitr
(End of Ramandan).
Dec 25 Quaid-e-Azam’s Birthday.
Feb 12
2003 Eid ul-Azha (Feast of the Sacrifice).
Mar 14 Ashoura.
Mar 23 Pakistan Day.
May 14 Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi (Birth
of the Prophet).
Aug 14 Independence Day.
Nov 09 Allama
Muhammad Iqbal Day.
Nov 26 - 28 Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramandan).
Dec 25 Quaid-e-Azam’s Birthday.
Feb 02 2004 Eid ul-Azha
(Feast of the Sacrifice).
Mar 02 Ashoura.
Mar 23 Pakistan
Day.
May 02 Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi (Birth of the Prophet).
Aug
14 Independence Day.
Nov 09 Allama Muhammad Iqbal Day.
Nov 14 - 16 Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramandan).
Dec 25
Quaid-e-Azam’s Birthday.
Note : (a) Muslim
festivals are timed according to local sightings of various phases of
the moon and the dates given above are approximations. During the
lunar month of Ramadan that precedes Eid al-Fitr, Muslims fast during
the day and feast at night and normal business patterns may be
interrupted. Most restaurants are closed during the day and there is a
restriction on smoking and drinking in public places. Eid al-Fitr and
Eid ul-Azha may last from two to four days, depending on the region.
For more information, see the World of Islam appendix. (b) Christian
holidays are observed by the Christian community only. |
