Pakistan Declares Public Holidays On Holi, Diwali and Easter

[VCheng]

not sure what will be your place in the up coming America.
where are you relocating to after you will get "Trumped"?

keep us posted wont ya?

Off topic trolling. Tsk, tsk.

 

[haviZsultan]

http://www.thenewstribe.com/2015/11/05/government-cancelles-public-holiday-on-iqbal-day/

Very bad if it happened. But Iqbal is still the cherished national poet of Pakistan and the education system mentions him multiple times. Why not Jogindar Nath Mandal also be mentioned? Iqbal has its place but each country struggles to invoke nationalism and acceptance of their nationality among minorities. In Lucknow we are taught about Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad in a very positive way even though he was nothing more than a traitor who stood against the basic demands of Muslims. If this wasn't true 75%+ of the Muslims in Indian occupied parts would not have voted for Jinnah and the Muslim League.

The point is they are trying to build a separate Indian identity around Abdul Kalam Azad the nationalist. I don't know why we can't do the same around Joginder Nath Mandal for our hindus. Our minorities need a sense of inclusion. Instead our treatment of them as seperate or outside the national fabric does not help.

 

[Dr Gupta]

These were pretty late figures to enter the Pakistani political/judicial/entertainment scenario. The real political bigwigs who had a role in creating Pakistan included people like Zafarullah Khan, Joseph Pottan and Jogindar Nath Mandal. All of them are non muslims and had a role in the creation of Pakistan. Jinnah promised us a secular country where minorities would be protected.

Problem was soon after Pakistan's creation the concept of Jinnah's Pakistan was hijacked (things I do not wish to discuss but we both know why) and now the religious right wing groups currently are wielding more power. Can the secular system ever now work?

I despair when I saw that people are offering flowers for the murderer Qadri and the late Shahbaz Bhatti when there was a 2 minute silence in the Parliament most members stood up apart from a few in the Jamaat, also still to this day nobody has been charged with his murder which is shameful as this man stood up for something worthwhile.

 

[Reichsmarschall]

Very bad if it happened. But Iqbal is still the cherished national poet of Pakistan and the education system mentions him multiple times. Why not Jogindar Nath Mandal also be mentioned? Iqbal has its place but each country struggles to invoke nationalism and acceptance of their nationality among minorities. In Lucknow we are taught about Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad in a very positive way even though he was nothing more than a traitor who stood against the basic demands of Muslims. If this wasn't true 75%+ of the Muslims in Indian occupied parts would not have voted for Jinnah and the Muslim League.

The point is they are trying to build a separate Indian identity around Abdul Kalam Azad the nationalist. I don't know why we can't do the same around Joginder Nath Mandal for our hindus. Our minorities need a sense of inclusion. Instead our treatment of them as seperate or outside the national fabric does not help.

We have some Lesson in our syllabus from Hindu writters Like Prem Chandh & also some poets(I forgot their names)

 

[Yeezy]

Lol at those opposing this decision by saying Hindus and Christians are low in numbers or by giving the example of Western countries. Firstly, their numbers are deliberately under reported. Secondly even officially their populations are in the millions which is significant. Both Sindh and Punjab have a very large presence of Hindus and Christians respectively. Thirdly, Hindus and Christians are natives of Pakistan, this isn't the case for Muslims in the West. The vast majority of Muslims in the west are immigrants.

 

[Paksanity]

Exactly right. Also its animals. And on both counts, Pakistan's reality is abysmal, holidays or no holidays.

No. It's not. Sure it could be better but it's not as bad as some people believe.

 

[Dr Gupta]

Lol at those opposing this decision by saying Hindus and Christians are low in numbers or by giving the example of Western countries. Firstly, their numbers are deliberately under reported. Secondly even officially their populations are in the millions which is significant. Both Sindh and Punjab have a very large presence of Hindus and Christians respectively. Thirdly, Hindus and Christians are natives of Pakistan, this isn't the case for Muslims in the West. The vast majority of Muslims in the west are immigrants.

The Census will tell us the true picture later this year as the last one was done in 1998

 

[Imran Khan]

slowly we realize that minorities are humans also

 

[Dr Gupta]

slowly we realize that minorities are humans also

Are we Human? or are we a dancer?

 

[Imran Khan]

Are we Human? or are we a dancer?

until we did not have 5 pags we are humans after that i don't know what we are

 

[Moonlight]

Here it comes Pakistan with taking another step to move forward, to walk to the right direction. Great news.

 

[thesolar65]

Who works even on working days?.......specially govt's!!

 

[CHD]

Exactly right. Also its animals. And on both counts, Pakistan's reality is abysmal, holidays or no holidays.

So what kind of animal cruelty you faced in Pakistan?

 

[VCheng]

Who works even on working days?.......specially govt's!!

The number of working days in Pakistan continues to fall, rather than being increased. The economy suffers.

 

[JohnyD]

Good decision by the Govt it will give Pakistan first position on the countries with most holidays.
Holidays in Pakistan in 2016
Date Weekday Holiday name Holiday type
Jan 1 Friday New Year's Day Optional Holiday
Feb 5 Friday Kashmir Day Public Holiday
Mar 20 Sunday March equinox Season
Mar 23 Wednesday Pakistan Day Public Holiday
Mar 25 Friday Good Friday Christian, Common Local holidays
Mar 27 Sunday Easter Sunday Observance
Mar 28 Monday Easter Monday Christian, Common Local holidays
Apr 21 Thursday Eid e-Rizwan Optional Holiday
May 1 Sunday Labour Day Public Holiday
May 5 Thursday Shab e-Meraj Optional Holiday
May 16 Monday Shab e-Barat Optional Holiday
Jun 20 Monday June Solstice Season
Jul 1 Friday July 1 Bank Holiday Bank Holiday
Jul 7 Thursday Eid-ul-Fitr Day 1 Public Holiday
Jul 8 Friday Eid-ul-Fitr Day 2 Public Holiday
Jul 9 Saturday Eid-ul-Fitr Day 3 Public Holiday
Aug 14 Sunday Independence Day Public Holiday
Sep 13 Tuesday Eid-ul-Azha Day 1 Public Holiday
Sep 14 Wednesday Eid-ul-Azha Day 2 Public Holiday
Sep 22 Thursday September equinox Season
Oct 11 Tuesday First Day of Ashura Public Holiday
Oct 12 Wednesday Second Day of Ashura Public Holiday
Oct 30 Sunday Diwali/Deepavali Optional Holiday
Nov 9 Wednesday Iqbal Day Optional Holiday
Nov 21 Monday Chelum Optional Holiday
Dec 12 Monday Eid Milad un-Nabi Public Holiday
Dec 21 Wednesday December Solstice Season
Dec 24 Saturday Christmas Eve Observance
Dec 25 Sunday Christmas Day Public Holiday
Dec 25 Sunday Quaid-e-Azam Day Public Holiday
Dec 26 Monday Day After Christmas Public Holiday
Dec 31 Saturday New Year's Eve Observance

6 days for minority Christians! thats pretty decent!