Public and Optional Holidays 2021
Public and Optional Holidays 2021
Public and Optional Holidays 2021
01/01/2020-Public
GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN
MINISTRY OF INTERIOR
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Islamabad, the 10th December, 2020
CIRCULAR
The Public and Optional holidays regarding festivals of Muslims and Minorities
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
2. The following will be Bank Holidays. However, on these days the Banks! DFIs /MFBs
will remain closed for public but NOT for their employees:
NOTE:
In case of Muslim Festivals, the dates of Holidays are based on anticipated
dates and are subject to appearance of moon for which a separate notification
will be issued by Mbo Interior.
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OPTIONAL HOLIDAYS
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Government servants desiring to avail themselves of Optional
Holidays shall take prior permission of the Head of Office concerned and no
Government Servant shall be granted more than
one optional holiday in the
case of Muslims and three optional holidays for Non-Muslims,
in a calendar year.
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 that adequate staff is
available for proper continuance of the work.