1 dayThu, Feb 5
Kashmir Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
5
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Feb 6) for 4 days off (Feb 5 – 8).
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Long Weekends in Pakistan 2026
Pakistan has 5 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2026, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 4 days (Mar 20 – 23). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 5 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 5
- Longest break
- 4 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 5 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2026
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
4 daysFri, Mar 20 – Mon, Mar 23
End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr) · Pakistan Day
20212223
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Mar 16–19) for 10 days off (Mar 14 – 23).
3 daysFri, May 1 – Sun, May 3
123
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 27–30) for 9 days off (Apr 25 – May 3).
2 daysWed, May 27 – Thu, May 28
Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) · Youm-e-Takbeer
2728
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (May 29) for 5 days off (May 27 – 31).
1 dayWed, Jun 24
Ashura — a lone day off, bridge it:
24
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Jun 22–23) for 5 days off (Jun 20 – 24).
3 daysFri, Aug 14 – Sun, Aug 16
141516
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Aug 10–13) for 9 days off (Aug 8 – 16).
1 dayTue, Aug 25
Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid) — a lone day off, bridge it:
25
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Aug 24) for 4 days off (Aug 22 – 25).
3 daysSat, Nov 7 – Mon, Nov 9
789
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Nov 10–13) for 9 days off (Nov 7 – 15).
3 daysFri, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 27
252627
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Dec 21–24) for 9 days off (Dec 19 – 27).
All bridge plans, ranked by date
Each plan books leave only on working days between two natural breaks, so every one of them returns more than one day off per day of leave.
| Days off | Leave | Span |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3d · Feb 2–4 | Jan 31 – Feb 5 |
| 9 | 4d · Feb 2–4 + Feb 6 | Jan 31 – Feb 8 |
| 4 | 1d · Feb 6 | Feb 5 – 8 |
| 10 | 4d · Mar 16–19 | Mar 14 – 23 |
| 10 | 4d · Mar 24–27 | Mar 20 – 29 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 27–30 | Apr 25 – May 3 |
| 6 | 2d · May 25–26 | May 23 – 28 |
| 9 | 3d · May 25–26 + May 29 | May 23 – 31 |
| 5Best value | 1d · May 29 | May 27 – 31 |
| 5 | 2d · Jun 22–23 | Jun 20 – 24 |
| 9 | 4d · Jun 22–23 + Jun 25–26 | Jun 20 – 28 |
| 5 | 2d · Jun 25–26 | Jun 24 – 28 |
| 9 | 4d · Aug 10–13 | Aug 8 – 16 |
| 4 | 1d · Aug 24 | Aug 22 – 25 |
| 9 | 4d · Aug 24 + Aug 26–28 | Aug 22 – 30 |
| 6 | 3d · Aug 26–28 | Aug 25 – 30 |
| 9 | 4d · Nov 10–13 | Nov 7 – 15 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 21–24 | Dec 19 – 27 |
Computed from Pakistan's public holidays plus Sat–Sun weekends. Substitute days count as days off; observances don't. Bridges spend at most 4 leave days, booked only on working days.