In the upcoming general elections 2024, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has announced a public holiday on February 08, 2024, Thursday.
A notification is released on February 01, 2024 that confirmed the public holiday in the whole country to facilitate the public for the purpose of electing upcoming government structure. On Feb 08, the voters can easily case their votes to their favourite political parties.
Preceding to this notification, the Punjab Govt. has already announced holidays in this election week for the all educational institutions. All the public and private schools, colleges, and universities will remain close from Feb 06, 2024 (Tuesday) to Feb 09, 2024 (Saturday).
February 05 is Kashmir Day that is observed for the Solidarity of Kashmiri’s People every year.
| Holiday | Day | Date | ||
| Kashmir Day | Monday | 5th February | ||
| Holiday for Educational Inst. | Tuesday | 6th February | ||
| Holiday for Educational Inst. | Wednesday | 7th February | ||
| Election | Thursday | 8th February | ||
| Holiday for Educational Inst. | Friday | 9th Februray | ||
So the next week is going to be great opportunity with maximum of holidays or work-from-home nature (especially for software engineers) to the country.
The officials take these measures to promote democracy in the country and to give time and resources for the public. This way they can participate in the electoral process of Pakistan
