{
  "entity_type": "data_package",
  "dataset_id": "calcgrid-pakistan-public-holidays",
  "dataset_version": "pk-federal-public-2026.1",
  "jurisdiction": "PK (Pakistan 2026 nationwide federal public-holiday layer over a Saturday-Sunday federal-office baseline)",
  "year": 2026,
  "coverage": {
    "start": "2026-01-01",
    "end": "2026-12-31"
  },
  "weekend_days": [
    "Saturday",
    "Sunday"
  ],
  "scope": "Pakistan 2026 nationwide federal public-holiday layer over a Saturday-Sunday federal-office baseline",
  "holiday_policy": "Pakistan_Cabinet_Division_2026_Federal_Public_Holidays_and_Later_Festival_Notifications",
  "substitute_day_policy": "published_federal_dates_only; no automatic weekend_lieu_day; lunar dates and later Cabinet notifications override the annual estimate",
  "limitation": "This package covers the nationwide federal public-holiday layer only. It is not a universal provincial, territory, private-employer, bank, exchange, school, court, diplomatic-mission or sector calendar. Lunar festival dates are pinned to the later federal notifications available for 2026; conflicting exchange or diplomatic calendars are retained as scoped cross-checks and not generalized.",
  "events": [
    {
      "date": "2026-02-05",
      "name": "Kashmir Solidarity Day",
      "kind": "statutory_public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Cabinet Division federal public-holiday schedule"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-20",
      "name": "Eid-ul-Fitr (amended federal date)",
      "kind": "religious_public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Cabinet Division festival-specific notification; subsequent notice supersedes annual lunar estimate"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-21",
      "name": "Eid-ul-Fitr",
      "kind": "religious_public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Cabinet Division festival-specific notification; subsequent notice supersedes annual lunar estimate"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-23",
      "name": "Pakistan Day",
      "kind": "statutory_public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Cabinet Division federal public-holiday schedule"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-01",
      "name": "Labour Day",
      "kind": "statutory_public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Cabinet Division federal public-holiday schedule"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-26",
      "name": "Eid-ul-Azha",
      "kind": "religious_public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Cabinet Division festival-specific notification; 26–28 May 2026"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-27",
      "name": "Eid-ul-Azha",
      "kind": "religious_public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Cabinet Division festival-specific notification; 26–28 May 2026"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-28",
      "name": "Eid-ul-Azha / Youm-e-Takbeer",
      "kind": "religious_public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Cabinet Division festival-specific notification and annual national-day schedule"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-06-25",
      "name": "Ashura",
      "kind": "religious_public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Cabinet Division Ashura notification; 25–26 June 2026"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-06-26",
      "name": "Ashura",
      "kind": "religious_public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Cabinet Division Ashura notification; 25–26 June 2026"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-08-14",
      "name": "Independence Day",
      "kind": "statutory_public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Cabinet Division federal public-holiday schedule"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-08-26",
      "name": "Eid Milad-un-Nabi",
      "kind": "religious_public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Cabinet Division festival-specific declaration; lunar date"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-11-09",
      "name": "Allama Iqbal Day",
      "kind": "statutory_public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Cabinet Division federal public-holiday schedule"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-12-25",
      "name": "Quaid-e-Azam Day / Christmas Day",
      "kind": "statutory_public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Cabinet Division federal public-holiday schedule; Christmas scope includes minority observance"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-12-26",
      "name": "Day after Christmas",
      "kind": "statutory_public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Cabinet Division federal public-holiday schedule; for Christians only"
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "name": "Pakistan Cabinet Division – Public and Optional Holidays 2026",
      "url": "https://cabinet.gov.pk/Detail/OTE2ODBiYmItZmI0MS00NDAwLWE5NGUtYmE1MGVjYzllMzAz",
      "type": "government_official_holiday_index",
      "scope": "Federal Cabinet Division publication index for the annual 2026 calendar and later festival-specific notifications."
    },
    {
      "name": "Pakistan Cabinet Division – latest notifications",
      "url": "https://cabinet.gov.pk/LatestNews",
      "type": "government_official_notification_index",
      "scope": "Official Cabinet Division notices; later festival notifications override the annual lunar-date estimates."
    },
    {
      "name": "Pakistan Stock Exchange – 2026 calendar holidays",
      "url": "https://www.psx.com.pk/psx/exchange/general/calendar-holidays",
      "type": "official_market_calendar_cross_check",
      "scope": "Exchange closure cross-check; PSX dates and scope can differ from federal-government offices and are not generalized."
    },
    {
      "name": "Pakistan High Commission London – 2026 holidays",
      "url": "https://www.phclondon.org/holidays",
      "type": "official_diplomatic_calendar_cross_check",
      "scope": "Diplomatic-mission calendar cross-check; mission closures are not generalized to every Pakistan employer."
    },
    {
      "name": "Radio Pakistan – Eid-ul-Azha 2026 announcement",
      "url": "https://www.radio.gov.pk/20-05-2026/federal-govt-announces-three-days-public-holidays-on-eid-ul-azha",
      "type": "government_broadcaster_cross_check",
      "scope": "Government-broadcaster report of the Cabinet Division's 26–28 May 2026 federal Eid-ul-Azha notification."
    },
    {
      "name": "Business Recorder – 2026 federal holiday schedule",
      "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/amp/40402961",
      "type": "reputable_business_news_cross_check",
      "scope": "Independent reporting cross-check for the Cabinet Division annual schedule; not used to override official dates."
    }
  ]
}