F.NO.2/4/2014-Public Government of Pakistan Ministry of Interior Islamabad, the 991 Jam, 21S CIRCULAR Subject’ PUBLIC AND OPT::NAL HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR, 2045, ‘The Public, Optional and Festivals of Minories holidays fr the calendar year 2015 would be asunder PUBLIC HOLIDAYS se] Name of Occasion Days Dates during yeor 215 1+ | contami 5419 : “any, 205 [2 [reteicoy Feta, 2098 js [Pawnoey 23% arch, 2015 ror a SihF( Sand OAH) | Saay, Siay 8 Mody, an 20 2015 | | npn Day Fiay 1 gs 015 ee a aN ia Saray | FET Osis @ | aba — ‘Wonday — ‘F November 2015 Vo | eantotmnciameainvc:an | Tunday =| Omer 2016 ee ‘2 [omatrcnins | saturday ay 2 The folowing wil be Bank holidays, However, on these days the Banks wl remain closod fr pubic ‘but NOT fo: thar employees: - i) January, 2015 (Thursday) i) July, 2015 (Mednesday) ii) 49*June, 2015 Thureday coresponding to Ramazan 1436, {oubjecttoappeance of moon + NOTE Haida for Musi Festivals «subject to appearance of maon for which a separate Notification wil beissued Cont? 2.2 OPTIONAL HOLIDAYS Se Name of Occasion Days Dates during year 2015. Day Thusday ‘January, 2015 1_| nowy 2 _ Basant Punch eee ‘Satruday | _24" January, 2016 |_| Glan Shai (11 Rabi-us- San 496A) Nong 2 Februar, 215 4 | svar Tuesday ‘7 February, 2015 5 Hol | Trusty Se March, 015 uber ia earh. 205 oes em cox Fm fica Shea 5 anaey’ | aera ms stony act ’ Rizwan (Baha's Community ony) | Tuesday | 2*Apa, 2015 | Sudha Purima ane Monday | ___4*May, 2015 Shabe Mera (27 Raab 1436 A) Sunday ‘th May, 2015 _| Shab Bart (15 Shaban 1496 AH) Thursday Pune, 2015 =| Nawraze (Pars's New Year Day) vest a" August, 2015 _| thay of Lor Zoroaster (Knodad Sal) Sunday 239 August, 2016 [6 | dana Asha ‘Sunday APP August 215 | 17 [urge Pooja Tuesday “ath October, 2015 Dussehra Thursday | 22nd Ortober, 2015 Birdy of Guru Vai Sava “uestsy BP Ostber, 2015 | iva epee Wednesday _|_11 November, 2015 (Guru Nanak’ Bitdy Wednesday _| __ 258 Noverber, 2015 (Chetum (20 Seta 1437 AH) Thursday | __ 3d Deoember 2015 NOTE: ‘© n-case of Muslim Festival, the daies of Optional holidays are based on anticipated dates and are subject to appearance of moon. ‘ Government servants desting to avai themselves of Optional Holidays shall take por permission of the Head of Office concerned and no Government Servant shall be granted ‘more than one optional holiday in the case of Musims and three optional hoidays in the case of ron-luslms, in a calendar year 4 The grant of this concession should not result in any dislocation of work. In the ‘case of Musien optional holiday, the rumber cf persons permitted to avail optional holidays should be regualed in 2 menner so as to leave adequate staf for proper continuance ofthe work. 5 ‘The optional hofdays are denominational and may be alowed! atthe diseretion of the Head of Office, provided the state of work permis, (Cont.P)6 3 'A Goverment Servant should not ordinaily be refused an Optional Holiday that is of religious significance to him and the refusals kely to decrease the number of such holidays to wich hei ened (Hakim Din) Section Officer (Public) Tele: 9224938 DISTRIBUTION President's Secretariat (Personal), OSD (Admn), Alwan-e-Saet, Islamabad, President's Secretariat (Public), DS (Admn), Aiwan-e-Sadr, Islamabad, Prime Minister's Office (Intemal), OSD (Admn), Islamabad, rime Minister's Office (Public), DS (Adm), Islamabad. “The Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan, islamabac. ‘The Registrar, Supreme Court of Pakistan, Islamabad. ‘The Ausitor General of Pakistan, Islamabad ‘The AGPR, Islamabad, All Ministries / Divisions. ‘Secretary, Senate Secretariat, Islamabad. Secretary, National Assembly Secretariat, Islamabad. Chief Secretaries, Government of to PunjabiLahore, Sindh’ Karachi, Khyber Pakhlunkhwal Peshawar, Balochistar/Quetta, Gigit-Batistan and AJk/Muzaffarabad. 3. The Director General, ISI, Islamabad. The Joint Staff Headquarter, Chakiala, Rawalpinl. The Director General, 18, Islamabad ‘The Chief Commissioner, ICT, Isiamabad. ‘The Manager, State Bank of Pakistan, isiamabad Secretary, Wafagi Montasib’s Secretariat, Islamabad Secretary, Wafagi Tax Ombudsman’s Secretariat, Islamabed. Director (Media), Minster for Interior & Narcotics Control, Islamabad, PRO to the Minister for interior Narcotics Control, Islamabad PS to the Minister for Interior & Narcotics Control, Islamabad PS to the Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Islamabae. PSs to the Additional Seoretary|, Il & Il, Mlo Interior, Islamabad, “The Incharge, IT Section Minit of Interior withthe request to upioad on official web-site Section Officer (Pub) Tele: 9224938