Govt Announces Two-Day Public Holiday For Ashura (9th & 10th Muharram)

The Federal Government has announced a two-day public holiday on 8 and 9 August 2022 on account of Ashura (9^th and 10^th Muharram).

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According to the notification, the Federal Cabinet has approved the two-day public holiday for Ashura on 8 and 9 August 2022 (Monday and Tuesday).

“It is for general information that the Prime Minister is pleased to declare 8^th and 9^th August, 2022 (Monday and Tuesday) as public holidays on the occasion of Ashura (9th & 10th Muharram 1444 AH).

This is a copy of the notification:

It is pertinent to mention that it is expected that mobile phone services will be suspended in several areas along the route of the Muharram procession for security purposes and a notification will likely follow in this regard.

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