Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday approved a five-day holiday on Eid ul Adha.
According to a statement from the Prime Minister’s office, PM Shehbaz approved holidays from July 8 to 12 (Friday to Tuesday).
“The prime minister has seen and is pleased to approve the Eid-ul-Azha holidays from 8th July to 12th July (Friday to Tuesday),” the statement said.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved Eid-ul-Azha holidays from the 8th to 12th July 2022 (Friday to Tuesday) @CMShehbaz #EidUlAzha pic.twitter.com/rNap6topJX
— PTV News (@PTVNewsOfficial) July 3, 2022
The Cabinet Division is now expected to notify the holidays in a separate notification.
Eid ul Adha on July 10
On June 29, the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee announced that the Zil-Haj moon was not sighted in Pakistan, adding that Eid-ul-Adha in Pakistan would be observed on July 10.
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