Govt extends Eidul Azha holidays
Pakistan
Federal government adds June 28 in Eidul Azha holidays
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The federal government on Thursday officially declared another holiday for Eidul Azha on June 28.
The cabinet division had previously issued a notification for the Eidul Azha holidays, which included holidays on June 29-30 and July 1. However, Thursday's announcement added another holiday on June 28.
Earlier, the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee had already announced that Eidul Azha would be celebrated on Thursday, June 29 across the country.
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The Pakistan government had earlier announced three holidays to celebrate Eidul Azha, according to a notification issued by the cabinet division on Tuesday.
According to the first notification the government announced the following scheme of eid holidays;
(i) 29th & 30th June 2023 (Thursday & Friday) for the offices observing five days working in a week; and,
ii) 29th June to 1st July 2023 (Thursday, Friday and Saturday) for the offices observing six days working in a week,” reads the notification.
