9-day Eid holiday for govt employees approved

The government has approved a nine-day holiday for its employees on the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr.

The Council of Advisers, led by Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus, granted the extended holiday on April 3 during a meeting on Thursday.

The holiday will run from March 28 to April 5.

This year's official Eid holiday is from March 29 to April 2, with March 31 likely to be the Eid day, subject to moon sighting. The break includes the two days before and two days after Eid, declared as government holidays.

Additionally, March 28 marks Shab-e-Qadr, a public holiday, and is a Friday -- a weekend day. March 26 is a public holiday for Independence Day, making March 27 the only working day before the extended Eid holiday. Now government offices will also remain close on April 3 (Thursday) and close again for the weekend on April 4 and 5.