Summary: The federal government has declared a public holiday across the country on November 9, 2026, on the occasion of the birth anniversary of the poet of the East, Allama Muhammad Iqbal. The Cabinet Division has issued an official notification in this regard. Government offices and related government institutions will remain closed on that day. The Punjab government has also previously declared a public holiday across the province on November 9.
Islamabad: The federal government has declared a public holiday across the country on November 9, 2026, on the occasion of the birth anniversary of the poet of the East, Allama Muhammad Iqbal, for which an official notification has also been issued.
According to the notification issued by the Cabinet Division, there will be a public holiday across the country on Monday, November 9, in connection with Iqbal Day. Government offices and related government institutions will remain closed on that day.
Earlier, the Punjab government has also declared a public holiday across the province on November 9.
The notification issued by the Welfare Wing of the Services and General Administration Department stated that Monday, November 9, will be a public holiday in the entire Punjab.
According to the notification, this decision has been taken in continuation of the departmental notification issued on January 19, 2026. The administrative secretaries, divisional commissioners, deputy commissioners and heads of various government institutions of the province have also been informed in this regard.
It should be noted that Iqbal Day is celebrated every year on November 9, on the birth anniversary of Allama Muhammad Iqbal. Allama Iqbal is known as the poet of the East and the national poet of Pakistan, as well as a great philosopher and thinker.
His poetry and thought played an important role in raising the awareness of self, independence and a separate national identity among the Muslims of the subcontinent. Iqbal’s thoughts still hold a prominent place in the intellectual, literary and national history of Pakistan.
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