2011 in Pakistan
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Events in the year 2011 in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
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: A US airstrike killed Osama bin Laden in the city of Abbotabad.
May 24: Death of President Asif Ali Zardari's father Hakim Ali Zardari died at the age of 81 years.He was admitted in Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences HOSPITAL Islamabad in private ward where His death took place.
14th October,2011 on ocation of World Standards Day-2011
This “Quality Standards Award” has been established by The Consumers Eye Pakistan (TCEP) with the Collaboration of Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA), Ministry of Science and Technology Government Of Pakistan and with the support of Partner NGO's, Sindh Journalists Networ(SJN) and Standards Gazette International.
The Consumers Eye Pakistan (TCEP) will arrange event and organige to distribute “Quality Standard Award” to those manufacturers and service Organizations who has to appreciate goods/Services that are most popular among the Consumers in Pakistan and meet all of their needs and preferences.
Quality Standard Award is intended to generate interest and involvement of local industry in Quality programmes, drive pakistan's products and services to higher levels of quality and equip our Industry to meet the challenges of domestic and International markets so that Pakistan could move into 21st Century with pride, with a view to encourage Pakistani manufacturers and service organizations to strive for excellence and giving special recognition to those who are considered to be the leaders of quality movement in Pakistan.
The Consumers Eye Pakistan (TCEP) is a registered NGO for the protection of rights of Consumers in Pakistan. The Consumer Eye Pakistan (TCEP) is the independent and authoritative voice since year 2005 for consumers in Pakistan, building a powerful movement to help protect and empower consumers everywhere and to create consumer awareness against counterfeit, substandard and adulterated products. TCEP has been working with ISO member, Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) and Ministry of Science and Technology Government Of Pakistan and actively involved in improving quality and standards of the citizens by advocating accountability and code of conduct in government and society to promote quality and standards. TCEP also organizes meetings, brainstorming sessions, workshops, seminars and press conferences relating to Consumer rights and Quality Standards.
The Consumers Eye Pakistan (TCEP) also monitors the trends in and operations of the media and undertakes different programmes to make the media more effective in carrying out its responsibility on Quality control activities in the country. TCEP undertakes programmes of information, education, motivation on communication aspects of different issues of importance such as Quality Standards, health and population, industry and development, politics and democracy, welfare and skill development of consumers and plan and carry out such programmes for other agencies. It provides consultancy services to government and non-governmental organizations in policy and programmes formulation relating to Standards and quality issues, media, Environment, communication, journalism and public relations, also assists in the production of manuals, reports, leaflets, brochures And booklets..
The Consumers Eye Pakistan (TCEP) also organizes workshops, seminars and colloquiums throughout the Pakistan, bringing together people from different sections of the society, including politicians, economists, journalists and experts from related fields, to create awareness and build opinion on nationally important issues. Carrying out studies and researches on various issues is another important activity of Quality Standards, Also has a large list of its members; most of them are based on working journalism. The outcomes of these studies shall publish and disseminated immediately through organizing seminars, press conferences and other means.
The Consumers Eye Pakistan (TCEP) believes that better work with honesty can improve people's lives.
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
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Incumbents
- PresidentPresident of PakistanThe President of Pakistan is the head of state, as well as figurehead, of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Recently passed an XVIII Amendment , Pakistan has a parliamentary democratic system of government. According to the Constitution, the President is chosen by the Electoral College to serve a...
- Asif Ali ZardariAsif Ali ZardariAsif Ali Zardari is the 11th and current President of Pakistan and the Co-Chairman of the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party . He is also the widower of Benazir Bhutto, who served two nonconsecutive terms as Prime Minister.... - Prime MinisterPrime Minister of PakistanThe Prime Minister of Pakistan , is the Head of Government of Pakistan who is designated to exercise as the country's Chief Executive. By the Constitution of Pakistan, Pakistan has the parliamentary democratic system of government...
- Yousaf Raza GillaniYousaf Raza GillaniYousuf Raza Gilani is the current prime minister of Islamic Republic of Pakistan. He was nominated as Prime Minister by the PPP, with the support of its coalition partners, Pakistan Muslim League , Awami National Party, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam and Muttahida Qaumi Movement, on 22 March 2008... - Commerce MinisterCommerce Minister of PakistanThe Commerce Minister of Pakistan heads the Ministry of Commerce. He serves in the cabinet of the Prime Minister. The Minister is required to be a member of Parliament...
- Ameen Faheem - Minister of CommunicationsMinister of CommunicationsThe Communications Minister of Pakistan heads the Ministry of Communications. He serves in the cabinet of the Prime Minister. The Minister is required to be a member of Parliament.-List of Communications Ministers of Pakistan:-See also:...
- Arbab Alamgir KhanArbab Alamgir KhanArbab Alamgir Khan is a politician from Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province , Pakistan now khyber pukhton khowa. Arbab Alamgir Khan is the current Minister of Communications in the Cabinet of Pakistan. Khan was elected from NA-2 Peshawar-II to the National Assembly of Pakistan... - Culture MinisterCulture Minister of PakistanThe Culture Minister of Pakistan heads the Ministry of Culture. He serves in the cabinet of the Prime Minister. The Minister is required to be a member of Parliament.-List of Culture Ministers of Pakistan:-See also:* Constitution of Pakistan...
- Khawaja Saad RafiqueKhawaja Saad RafiqueKhawaja Saad Rafique is a Pakistani politician hailing from Punjab. He is an active central leader of PML-N. He has been elected as Member of the Pakistan National Assembly since 2002 and was reelected in the Pakistani General Election in 2008... - Defence MinisterDefence Minister of PakistanThe Defence Minister of Pakistan heads the Ministry of Defence, under which serve the three armed forces of the country, Pakistan Army, Pakistan Air Force, and Pakistan Navy...
- Ahmad Mukhtar - Minister of Defence ProductionMinister of Defence ProductionThe Defence Production Minister of Pakistan heads the Ministry of Defence Production. He serves in the cabinet of the Prime Minister. The Minister is required to be a member of Parliament.-List of Defence Production Ministers of Pakistan:-See also:...
- Rana Tanveer HussainRana Tanveer HussainRana Tanveer Hussain is the former Minister of Defence Production in the Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani-led cabinet. He is son of Haji Muhammad Anwer who died in 2008. He was elected from Sheikhupura-II NA-132 as a member of National Assembly from Pakistan Muslim League . He is a leading... - Finance MinisterFinance Minister of PakistanThe Finance Minister of Pakistan heads the Ministry of Finance and serves in the Prime Minister's cabinet. The Minister is required to be a member of the Parliament.The current finance minister is Abdul Hafeez Shaikh...
- Abdul Hafeez ShaikhAbdul Hafeez ShaikhAbdul Hafeez Shaikh is a Pakistani economist and a politician from Sindh province, Pakistan. Dr. Shaikh is the current Finance Minister in the Cabinet of Pakistan. Dr. Shaikh was elected as a Member of the Senate from the Pakistan Peoples Party platform.... - Minister of Foreign Affairs - Shah Mehmood QureshiShah Mehmood QureshiMakhdoom Shah Mehmood Hussain Qureshi is well-known Politician in Pakistan. He was the Foreign Minister of Pakistan in the coalition government of PPP, Muttahida Quami Movement[MQM], ANP and JUI-F formed after the 2008 general elections. He was a senior leader of Pakistan Peoples Party, where...
- Interior Minister - Rehman MalikRehman Malik27 April 2009 He has been the interior adviser since 27 March 2008.Senator A. Rehman Malik is a Pakistani politician, member of the Senate of Pakistan, and the current Interior Minister of Pakistan under the Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani administration. His Second name is Shetan Malik and he...
- Minister for States and Frontier RegionsMinister for States and Frontier RegionsThe Minister for States and Frontier Regions Minister of Pakistan heads the Ministry of States and Frontier Regions. He serves in the cabinet of the Prime Minister...
- Najmuddin KhanNajmuddin KhanNajmuddin Khan is the Federal Minister for States and Frontier Regions of Pakistan as of 31 March 2008. He is a member of the Pakistan Peoples Party in the National Assembly representing Upper Dir in North West Frontier Province, Pakistan.... - Minister for Water and PowerMinister for Water and PowerThe Minister for Water and Power heads the Ministry of Water and Power. The following is the list of all the previous foreign ministers of Pakistan to date.-List of Ministers of Water and Power of Pakistan:-See also:*Constitution of Pakistan...
- Raja Pervaiz AshrafRaja Pervaiz AshrafRaja Pervez Ashraf was the Federal Minister for Water and Power of Pakistan in the Yousaf Raza Gillani-led cabinet...
January
- 3 January - The government enters into urgent talks with opposition parties after the Muttahida Quami Movement resigns from the coalition, depriving it of its majority.
- 4 January - Salmaan TaseerSalmaan TaseerSalmaan Taseer was a Pakistani businessman and politician who served as the 26th governor of the province of Punjab from 2008 until his assassination in early 2011....
, the governor of Punjab, is shot by one of his bodyguards near his home. Taseer dies of his wounds soon afterwards. His killer, Malik Mumtaz Qadri, turns himself in and claims he killed the governor due to his opposition to the blasphemy law in PakistanBlasphemy law in PakistanThe Pakistan Penal Code prohibits blasphemy against any recognized religion, providing penalties ranging from a fine to death. However, in practice, it is only applied to Islam. An accusation of blasphemy commonly subjects the accused, police, lawyers, and judges to harassment, threats, and attacks...
. - 13 January - a reporter of Geo NewsGEO NewsGeo News is a Karachi-based Pakistani news channel, fully owned and operated by Jang Group. The channel started its broadcasting in November 2005 and has millions of Urdu-language viewers around the world.- Popular Shows :...
, Wali Khan BabarWali Khan BabarWali Khan Babar was a Pakistani journalist working for GEO News who was killed by MQM-A gunmen in the Liaquatabad area of Karachi. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, Babar was the first journalist it had confirmed killed in a work-related death in 2011...
is shot by unknown political gunmen in Karachi as target killing once again gripped the city. - 19 January - Massive earthquake of magnitude MwMoment magnitude scaleThe moment magnitude scale is used by seismologists to measure the size of earthquakes in terms of the energy released. The magnitude is based on the seismic moment of the earthquake, which is equal to the rigidity of the Earth multiplied by the average amount of slip on the fault and the size of...
7.2 hits2011 Pakistan earthquakeThe 2011 Pakistan earthquake was a magnitude Mw 7.2 earthquake that had its epicenter 45 kilometers west of Dalbandin in Balochistan. The epicenter is located in a sparsely populated area. The United States Geological Survey reported the earthquake took place on January 18, 2011 at 20:23:17 UTC at...
southwestern parts of the country including KarachiKarachiKarachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
, with tremours jolting as far as New DelhiNew DelhiNew Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
and DubaiDubaiDubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
. - 24 January - Another earthquake of magnitude MwMoment magnitude scaleThe moment magnitude scale is used by seismologists to measure the size of earthquakes in terms of the energy released. The magnitude is based on the seismic moment of the earthquake, which is equal to the rigidity of the Earth multiplied by the average amount of slip on the fault and the size of...
6.3 jolts the upper parts of the country including IslamabadIslamabadIslamabad is the capital of Pakistan and the tenth largest city in the country. Located within the Islamabad Capital Territory , the population of the city has grown from 100,000 in 1951 to 1.7 million in 2011...
. - 25 January - At least thirteen people are killed while 70 others injured in a suicide bomb explosion in a mourning procession of Hazrat Imam Hussain near its concluding point at Kerbala Gamay Shah at Bhat Gate in LahoreLahoreLahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
. - 25 January - A suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden motorbike into a police van at Malir 15 area of KarachiKarachiKarachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
, killing at least three people while 5 people were injured. - 27 January - A US diplomat, Raymond Davis, kills two men on a motorbike in LahoreLahoreLahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
allegedly in self defence while a companion of the diplomat, who is also an American citizen, crushed to death a bike rider in a hit-and-run incident, following the shooting.
May
May 1: Death of Osama Bin LadenDeath of Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden, then head of the Islamist militant group al-Qaeda, was killed in Pakistan on May 2, 2011, shortly after 1 a.m. local time by a United States special forces military unit....
: A US airstrike killed Osama bin Laden in the city of Abbotabad.
May 24: Death of President Asif Ali Zardari's father Hakim Ali Zardari died at the age of 81 years.He was admitted in Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences HOSPITAL Islamabad in private ward where His death took place.
October
2nd “Quality Standard Award”2011 Distribution ceremony on14th October,2011 on ocation of World Standards Day-2011
This “Quality Standards Award” has been established by The Consumers Eye Pakistan (TCEP) with the Collaboration of Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA), Ministry of Science and Technology Government Of Pakistan and with the support of Partner NGO's, Sindh Journalists Networ(SJN) and Standards Gazette International.
The Consumers Eye Pakistan (TCEP) will arrange event and organige to distribute “Quality Standard Award” to those manufacturers and service Organizations who has to appreciate goods/Services that are most popular among the Consumers in Pakistan and meet all of their needs and preferences.
Quality Standard Award is intended to generate interest and involvement of local industry in Quality programmes, drive pakistan's products and services to higher levels of quality and equip our Industry to meet the challenges of domestic and International markets so that Pakistan could move into 21st Century with pride, with a view to encourage Pakistani manufacturers and service organizations to strive for excellence and giving special recognition to those who are considered to be the leaders of quality movement in Pakistan.
The Consumers Eye Pakistan (TCEP) is a registered NGO for the protection of rights of Consumers in Pakistan. The Consumer Eye Pakistan (TCEP) is the independent and authoritative voice since year 2005 for consumers in Pakistan, building a powerful movement to help protect and empower consumers everywhere and to create consumer awareness against counterfeit, substandard and adulterated products. TCEP has been working with ISO member, Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) and Ministry of Science and Technology Government Of Pakistan and actively involved in improving quality and standards of the citizens by advocating accountability and code of conduct in government and society to promote quality and standards. TCEP also organizes meetings, brainstorming sessions, workshops, seminars and press conferences relating to Consumer rights and Quality Standards.
The Consumers Eye Pakistan (TCEP) also monitors the trends in and operations of the media and undertakes different programmes to make the media more effective in carrying out its responsibility on Quality control activities in the country. TCEP undertakes programmes of information, education, motivation on communication aspects of different issues of importance such as Quality Standards, health and population, industry and development, politics and democracy, welfare and skill development of consumers and plan and carry out such programmes for other agencies. It provides consultancy services to government and non-governmental organizations in policy and programmes formulation relating to Standards and quality issues, media, Environment, communication, journalism and public relations, also assists in the production of manuals, reports, leaflets, brochures And booklets..
The Consumers Eye Pakistan (TCEP) also organizes workshops, seminars and colloquiums throughout the Pakistan, bringing together people from different sections of the society, including politicians, economists, journalists and experts from related fields, to create awareness and build opinion on nationally important issues. Carrying out studies and researches on various issues is another important activity of Quality Standards, Also has a large list of its members; most of them are based on working journalism. The outcomes of these studies shall publish and disseminated immediately through organizing seminars, press conferences and other means.
The Consumers Eye Pakistan (TCEP) believes that better work with honesty can improve people's lives.
Sport
- The 2011 Cricket World Cup2011 Cricket World CupThe 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup was the tenth Cricket World Cup. It was played in India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. It was Bangladesh's first time co-hosting a World Cup...
will be held in IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, Sri LankaSri LankaSri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
and BangladeshBangladeshBangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
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Deaths
- 4 January - Salmaan TaseerSalmaan TaseerSalmaan Taseer was a Pakistani businessman and politician who served as the 26th governor of the province of Punjab from 2008 until his assassination in early 2011....
, 64, governor of Punjab, shot dead - 10 January - Naseerullah BabarNaseerullah BabarMajor-General Naseerullah Khan Babar , SJ, HJ, was a retired 2-star rank general officer in the Pakistan Army, and later career military officer-turned statesman from the leftist democratic soclialist, the Pakistan Peoples Party...
, 82, soldier and politician, Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (1976–1977) and Interior Minister (1993–1996). - 13 January - BabarWali Khan BabarWali Khan Babar was a Pakistani journalist working for GEO News who was killed by MQM-A gunmen in the Liaquatabad area of Karachi. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, Babar was the first journalist it had confirmed killed in a work-related death in 2011...
, 28, journalist and reporter, shot dead. - 22 January - Aslam Khokhar, 91, cricketer.
- 23 January - Colonel ImamColonel ImamColonel Sultan Amir Tarar , best known as Colonel Imam, was a Pakistan Army officer and special warfare operation specialist. He was a member of the Special Service Group of the army, an intelligence officer of the Inter-Services Intelligence and served as Pakistani Consul General at Herat,...
, who was kidnapped along with former ISI official Khalid KhawajaKhalid KhawajaSquadron Leader Khalid Khawaja was a former Air Force officer, and the former Air Force's intelligence officer of the Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence agency....
, British journalist Asad Qureshi and his driver in the tribal belt on March 26 last year, died due to a heart attack in the custody of his captors. (body found on this date) - 2 May - Usama bin Laden, 54, Saudi terrorist.
Holidays in Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Following are the holidays which are held every year in Pakistan.| Date | English Name | Local Name | Remarks |
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| February 5 | Kashmir Day | يوم کشمیر Yom-e-Kashmir |
Kashmir Day has been observed on 5 February each year since 1990 as a day of protest against India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... n control of part of Kashmir Kashmir Kashmir is the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term Kashmir geographically denoted only the valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountain range... . It is a national holiday in Pakistan Pakistan Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan... . |
| March 23 | Pakistan Day | یوم پاکستان Yom-e-Pakistan |
Commemorates the passing of the Lahore Resolution Lahore Resolution The Lahore Resolution , commonly known as the Pakistan Resolution , was a formal political statement adopted by the Muslim League at the occasion of its three-day general session on 22–24 March 1940 that called for greater Muslim autonomy in British India... , when a separate nation for the Muslims of The British Indian Empire was demanded. |
| May 1 | Labor day Labor Day Labor Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the first Monday in September that celebrates the economic and social contributions of workers.-History:... (May Day May Day May Day on May 1 is an ancient northern hemisphere spring festival and usually a public holiday; it is also a traditional spring holiday in many cultures.... ) |
یوم مزدور Yom-e-Mazdoor |
Labor day Labor Day Labor Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the first Monday in September that celebrates the economic and social contributions of workers.-History:... in Pakistan |
| August 14 | Independence Day | یوم استقلال Yom-e-Istiqlal |
Commemorates Pakistan's independence from the United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... on August 14, 1947 |
| November 9 | Birthday of Muhammad Iqbal Muhammad Iqbal Sir Muhammad Iqbal , commonly referred to as Allama Iqbal , was a poet and philosopher born in Sialkot, then in the Punjab Province of British India, now in Pakistan... |
یوم اقبال Yom-e-Iqbal |
Birthday of national poet Muhammad Iqbal Muhammad Iqbal Sir Muhammad Iqbal , commonly referred to as Allama Iqbal , was a poet and philosopher born in Sialkot, then in the Punjab Province of British India, now in Pakistan... |
| December 25 | Birthday of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a Muslim lawyer, politician, statesman and the founder of Pakistan. He is popularly and officially known in Pakistan as Quaid-e-Azam and Baba-e-Qaum .... |
یوم ولادت قائداعظم Yom-e-Viladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam | Birthday of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a Muslim lawyer, politician, statesman and the founder of Pakistan. He is popularly and officially known in Pakistan as Quaid-e-Azam and Baba-e-Qaum .... founder/father of Pakistan |
| Dates following the Lunar Lunar calendar A lunar calendar is a calendar that is based on cycles of the lunar phase. A common purely lunar calendar is the Islamic calendar or Hijri calendar. A feature of the Islamic calendar is that a year is always 12 months, so the months are not linked with the seasons and drift each solar year by 11 to... Islamic calendar Islamic calendar The Hijri calendar , also known as the Muslim calendar or Islamic calendar , is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 lunar months in a year of 354 or 355 days. It is used to date events in many Muslim countries , and used by Muslims everywhere to determine the proper day on which to celebrate Islamic... |
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| Dhul Hijja 10 & 11 | Eid ul-Adha Eid ul-Adha Eid al-Adha or "Festival of Sacrifice" or "Greater Eid" is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide to commemorate the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his son Ishmael as an act of obedience to God, before God intervened to provide him with a sheep— to sacrifice... |
عید الاضحٰی | Commemorates the end of Haj Háj Háj may refer to:* Háj in Turčianske Teplice District, Slovakia* Háj in Košice-okolie District, Slovakia... . The sacrifice offered on this day commemorates Abraham Abraham Abraham , whose birth name was Abram, is the eponym of the Abrahamic religions, among which are Judaism, Christianity and Islam... 's willingness to sacrifice his son, occurs on the 10th day of the month of Dhul Hijja |
| Shawwal Shawwal Shawwāl is the tenth month of the lunar Islamic calendar. Shawwāl means to ‘lift or carry’; so named because she-camels normally would be carrying a fetus at this time of year.-Fasting during Shawwāl:... 1 & 2 |
Eid-ul-Fitr | عيد الفطر | Commemorates end of Ramadan Ramadan Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, which lasts 29 or 30 days. It is the Islamic month of fasting, in which participating Muslims refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex during daylight hours and is intended to teach Muslims about patience, spirituality, humility and... (Ramazan). It occurs on the 1st and 2nd day of Shawwal Shawwal Shawwāl is the tenth month of the lunar Islamic calendar. Shawwāl means to ‘lift or carry’; so named because she-camels normally would be carrying a fetus at this time of year.-Fasting during Shawwāl:... |
| Rabi`-ul-Awwal 12 | Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi | عيد ميلاد النبی | Birthday of Prophet Muhammad Muhammad Muhammad |ligature]] at U+FDF4 ;Arabic pronunciation varies regionally; the first vowel ranges from ~~; the second and the last vowel: ~~~. There are dialects which have no stress. In Egypt, it is pronounced not in religious contexts... . It occurs on the 12th of Rabi'-ul-Awwal |
| Muharram Muharram Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year in which fighting is prohibited... 9 & 10 |
Ashura Day of Ashura The Day of Ashura is on the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar and marks the climax of the Remembrance of Muharram.It is commemorated by Shia Muslims as a day of mourning for the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad at the Battle of Karbala on 10... |
عاشوراء | Martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain. It occurs on 9th and 10th day of Muharram Muharram Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year in which fighting is prohibited... |
| Rajab Rajab Rajab is the seventh month of the Islamic calendar. The lexical definition of Rajaba is "to respect", of which Rajab is a derivative.This month is regarded as one of the four sacred months in Islam in which battles are prohibited... |
Shab-e-Miraj Isra and Mi'raj The Isra and Mi'raj , are the two parts of a Night Journey that, according to Islamic tradition, the Islamic prophet Muhammad took during a single night around the year 621. It has been described as both a physical and spiritual journey... |
شب معراج | It occurs on 27th of Rajab Rajab Rajab is the seventh month of the Islamic calendar. The lexical definition of Rajaba is "to respect", of which Rajab is a derivative.This month is regarded as one of the four sacred months in Islam in which battles are prohibited... |
Provincial holidays
These holidays were held in some provinces of Pakistan.- 5 January - All educational institutions, offices and banks remained closed in Punjab province to mourn the death of Salmaan Taseer.
- 19 January - The Sindh government had declared January 19 (Wednesday) a provincial holiday on account of the Urs of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai.
- 25 January - The Sindh government declared a provincial holiday on the account of Chelum of Hazrat Imam Hussain.