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Pakistan holidays are celebrated according to the Islamic or local Pakistani calendars for religious and civil purposes, respectively. Religious holidays such as Eid are celebrated according to the Islamic calendar whereas other national holidays such as International Workers' Day, [1] Pakistan Day, and Quaid-i-Azam Day are celebrated according to the Gregorian calendar.
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Pakistan has one of the largest labour and manpower resources in the world, due to its large population, which is the fifth largest in the world. According to data produced by the CIA World Factbook, the total number of Pakistan's labour force is 57.2 million, making it the ninth largest country by available human workforce. [1]
16 January – 2024 Iranian missile strikes in Pakistan: Iran launches a missile attack within Balochistan, targeting what it describes are terrorist sites. Pakistan calls the action an "unprovoked violation" of its airspace resulting in the death of two children and injuries to three others.
Independence Day (Urdu: یومِ آزادی, romanized: Yaum-i Āzādī), observed annually on 14 August, is a national holiday in Pakistan. It commemorates the day when Pakistan achieved independence from the United Kingdom and was declared a sovereign state following the termination of the British Raj between the 14th and 15th August 1947.
The Politics of Pakistan (سیاسیاتِ پاکستان ; ISO: Siyāsiyāt-e-Pākistāna) takes place within the framework established by the constitution. The country is a federal parliamentary republic in which provincial governments enjoy a high degree of autonomy and residuary powers. Executive power is vested with the national cabinet ...
Muhammad Yousaf Majoka (Superseded) 10 Azad Kashmir Regiment 23 OTS. Director General Lands at AG Branch GHQ, Rawalpindi. Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Imtiazi Sanad. 11. Asad Nawaz Janjua, (Superseded) 3 Sindh Regiment 82 PMA LC. Director General, Defence Export Promotion Organization (DG DEPO) at MoDP, Rawalpindi.
In February 2023, a Moody economist predicted that inflation in Pakistan could average 33% in the first half of the year 2023. [31] China lent Pakistan further 700 million dollars to shore up Forex reserves. [32] Pakistan's Consumer price index (CPI) further jumped to 31.5%, the highest annual rate in 50 years. [33]