Current Date And Time In Islamabad, Pakistan
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
16:57:05 PKT
Capital: Islamabad
Currency: Pakistani Rupee (PKR)
Timezone: UTC +05:00 (PKT)
Population: 2,363,863
Area: 1,165.50 km²
State Code: IS
Checking official public holidays and bank closures for Islamabad, Pakistan? This regional holiday guide tracks statutory non-working days, live public calendars, and local holiday rules for Islamabad.
Public administration, schools, and financial institutions in Islamabad observe these official holiday dates to mark statutory national and regional occasions. In Islamabad, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Pakistan Day (Yaum-e-Pakistan) on March 23) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.
This is Pakistan's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Pakistan's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Islamabad and the rest of Pakistan, not a separate Islamabad-specific calendar.
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These are Pakistan's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Pakistan's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in Pakistan, including Islamabad. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan Day (Yaum-e-Pakistan) | March 23 | National Public Holiday | Full Federal Closure (Banks & Public Administration) | pakistan.gov.pk |
| Independence Day (Yaum-e-Azaadi) | August 14 | National Public Holiday | Full Federal Closure | pakistan.gov.pk |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Pakistan Day (Yaum-e-Pakistan) | Tue, Mar 23, 2027 | Take the Monday before off for a 4-day weekend |
Public offices, banks and schools throughout Islamabad close on the same fixed-date statutory holidays observed nationwide, since public holidays in Pakistan are a matter of national labor law rather than state-by-state decree.
A statutory holiday falling on a weekend in Islamabad doesn't simply disappear — Pakistan's gazette process typically shifts the observed non-working day to the nearest Monday.
As Islamabad's own capital, Islamabad observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Islamabad.