As its time to say good bye to 2015 with all its joys, griefs and sorrows, all the people from the whole world are ready to say welcome to New Year 2016. Just after entering in new calendar, people from the whole world started searching public holidays in the New Year in order to get some relief and enjoy good time with their loved ones. Like other countries of the world, Pakistanis are also excited to know how much public holidays will be available for them during the whole year.
The main reason to know the number of holidays and exact week days of these holidays is that people generally make plans to spend these days. Some of them stay at home for the whole day to release some stress after hectic working schedule, while some of them plans for spending these holidays outside with their families.
Complete list of public holidays in 2016, in Pakistan is given below:
| Date | Weekday | Holiday name | Specification |
| Feb 5 | Friday | Kashmir Day | Public Holiday |
| Mar 23 | Wednesday | Pakistan Day | Public Holiday |
| Mar 25 | Friday | Good Friday | For Christians |
| Mar 28 | Monday | Easter Monday | For Christians |
| May 1 | Sunday | Labour Day | Public Holiday |
| May 5 | Thursday | Shab e-Meraj | Optional Holiday |
| May 16 | Monday | Shab e-Barat | Optional Holiday |
| Jun 1 to July 30 | June-July | Summer Vacations | School Summer Vacations |
| Jul 7 | Thursday | Eid-ul-Fitr Day 1 | Public Holiday |
| Jul 8 | Friday | Eid-ul-Fitr Day 2 | Public Holiday |
| Jul 9 | Saturday | Eid-ul-Fitr Day 3 | Public Holiday |
| Jul 10 | Sunday | Eid-ul-Fitr Day 4 | Public Holiday |
| Aug 14 | Sunday | Independence Day | Public Holiday |
| Sep 13 | Tuesday | Eid-ul-Azha Day 1 | Public Holiday |
| Sep 14 | Wednesday | Eid-ul-Azha Day 2 | Public Holiday |
| Sep 15 | Thursday | Eid-ul-Azha Day 3 | Public Holiday |
| Sep 16 | Friday | Eid-ul-Azha Day 4 | Public Holiday |
| Oct 11 | Tuesday | First Day of Ashura | Public Holiday |
| Oct 12 | Wednesday | Second Day of Ashura | Public Holiday |
| Oct 30 | Sunday | Diwali/Deepavali | For Hindus |
| Nov 9 | Wednesday | Iqbal Day | Optional Holiday |
| Nov 21 | Monday | Chehlum | Optional Holiday |
| Dec 14 | Wednesday | Eid Milad un-Nabi | Public Holiday |
| Dec 25 | Sunday | Quaid-e-Azam Day | Public Holiday |
