LAHORE – The interim government in Punjab has decided to pay salaries and pensions of the current month to the employees before Eid-ul Adha 2023.
After Sindh, the Punjab government followed suit and it approved the disbursement of salary and pension in advance to employees for the current month on June 23, 2023, on account of Eid-ul Adha.
Meanwhile, Finance Division issued a notification, directing officials to issue salaries of all public sector employees ahead of Eid ul Adha, one of two major Islamic festivals.
Eid ul Azha dates revealed for expected five-day weekend
Pakistanis are likely to get a five-day break on account of Eid ul Azha 2023, as expected dates have been revealed by the meteorological office.
What is Eid ul Azha
In Pakistan and other parts of the world, the religious festival is marked with great enthusiasm as people begin the day by performing the Eid prayer. One of the main traditions of the festival is the sacrifice of animal, usually a goat, sheep, cow, or came known as Qurbani which is carried out in memory of Hazrat Ibrahim’s (A.S) willingness to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to Allah SWT.
