Current Date And Time In Faisalabad, Pakistan
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
01:16:21 PKT
State: Punjab
Currency: Pakistani Rupee (PKR)
Timezone: UTC +05:00 (PKT)
Population: 3,800,193
District: Faisalābād District
Planning commercial schedules or travel in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Faisalabad.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout Faisalabad follow official statutory holiday schedules for non-working day closures. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Pakistan Day (Yaum-e-Pakistan) on March 23) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Faisalabad.
This is Pakistan's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Pakistan's country-level and Punjab holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Faisalabad as anywhere else in Pakistan.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Pakistan's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Pakistan's country and Punjab holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Faisalabad just as everywhere else in Pakistan.
| 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 |
Faisalabad's bank branches, municipal offices and public schools close on Pakistan's statutory holidays just as they do everywhere else in the country — shops and restaurants more often stay open with adjusted hours rather than closing outright.
When a holiday lands on a weekend, Faisalabad's banks and offices follow whatever substitute-day rule Pakistan declares nationally — check the live calendar above for that year's actual observed date.
With a population of 3,800,193 and running on the Asia/Karachi time zone, Faisalabad follows Pakistan's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.