1 dayWed, Feb 5
Kashmir Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
5
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Feb 3–4) for 5 days off (Feb 1 – 5).
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Long Weekends in Pakistan 2025
Pakistan has 2 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2025, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 3 days (Jun 6 – 8). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 4 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 2
- Longest break
- 3 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 4 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2025
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
2 daysSat, Mar 22 – Sun, Mar 23
2223
2 daysSat, Mar 29 – Sun, Mar 30
2930
1 dayThu, May 1
Labour Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (May 2) for 4 days off (May 1 – 4).
1 dayWed, May 28
Youm-e-Takbeer — a lone day off, bridge it:
28
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (May 26–27) for 5 days off (May 24 – 28).
3 daysFri, Jun 6 – Sun, Jun 8
Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
678
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jun 2–5) for 9 days off (May 31 – Jun 8).
3 daysFri, Jul 4 – Sun, Jul 6
456
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jun 30 – Jul 3) for 9 days off (Jun 28 – Jul 6).
1 dayThu, Aug 14
Independence Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
14
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Aug 15) for 4 days off (Aug 14 – 17).
1 dayThu, Sep 4
Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid) — a lone day off, bridge it:
4
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Sep 5) for 4 days off (Sep 4 – 7).
2 daysSat, Nov 8 – Sun, Nov 9
89
1 dayThu, Dec 25
Quaid-e-Azam Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
25
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Dec 26) for 4 days off (Dec 25 – 28).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2d · Feb 3–4 | Feb 1 – 5 |
| 9 | 4d · Feb 3–4 + Feb 6–7 | Feb 1 – 9 |
| 5 | 2d · Feb 6–7 | Feb 5 – 9 |
| 6 | 3d · Apr 28–30 | Apr 26 – May 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 28–30 + May 2 | Apr 26 – May 4 |
| 4Best value | 1d · May 2 | May 1 – 4 |
| 5 | 2d · May 26–27 | May 24 – 28 |
| 9 | 4d · May 26–27 + May 29–30 | May 24 – Jun 1 |
| 5 | 2d · May 29–30 | May 28 – Jun 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Jun 2–5 | May 31 – Jun 8 |
| 9 | 4d · Jun 30 – Jul 3 | Jun 28 – Jul 6 |
| 6 | 3d · Aug 11–13 | Aug 9 – 14 |
| 9 | 4d · Aug 11–13 + Aug 15 | Aug 9 – 17 |
| 4 | 1d · Aug 15 | Aug 14 – 17 |
| 6 | 3d · Sep 1–3 | Aug 30 – Sep 4 |
| 9 | 4d · Sep 1–3 + Sep 5 | Aug 30 – Sep 7 |
| 4 | 1d · Sep 5 | Sep 4 – 7 |
| 6 | 3d · Dec 22–24 | Dec 20 – 25 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 22–24 + Dec 26 | Dec 20 – 28 |
| 4 | 1d · Dec 26 | Dec 25 – 28 |
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.