Iqbal Day 2026: Public Holiday in Punjab on Monday, 9 November (S&GAD Notification)

Punjab S&GAD notification of 30 Oct 2026: Monday 9 November 2026 (Iqbal Day) is a public holiday throughout Punjab. Read the official notification.

By Khyrat hussain · 31 October 2026 · Updated 31 October 2026

Jurisdiction: Punjab
Department: Services & General Administration Department
Document type: Notification
Issuing authority: Chief Secretary, Government of the Punjab (Services and General Administration Department, Welfare Wing)
Reference number: No. SOW-I(SG&GAD)2-1/2026
Original issue date: 2026-10-30
Effective date: 2026-11-09

Punjab public holiday on Monday 9 November 2026 for Iqbal Day, S&GAD notification of 30 October 2026 — Iqbal Day Holiday in Punjab: Monday, 9 November 2026

Key points

Monday, 9 November 2026 (Iqbal Day) is a public holiday throughout the Province of Punjab.
Issued in continuation of the S&GAD annual holidays notification dated 19 January 2026.
Iqbal Day was already listed as a public holiday in that annual notification; this notification confirms it.
The Director General (Public Relations) has been asked to publish it in major English and Urdu dailies and give it wide publicity through electronic media.

1.Quick answer

Monday, 9 November 2026 (Iqbal Day) is a public holiday throughout the Province of Punjab. The Services and General Administration Department notified it on 30 October 2026, in continuation of the annual holidays notification of 19 January 2026.

1.1.Key facts

Notification No.: SOW-I(SG&GAD)2-1/2026
Date: 30 October 2026
Issued by: Chief Secretary, Government of the Punjab (S&GAD, Welfare Wing)
Holiday: Iqbal Day
Date of holiday: Monday, 9 November 2026
Applies to: Throughout the Province of Punjab

Punjab S&GAD notification of 30 October 2026 declaring Monday 9 November 2026, Iqbal Day, a public holiday in Punjab

2.What the notification says

Public holiday: Monday, 9 November 2026 (Iqbal Day) shall be observed as a public holiday throughout the Province of Punjab.
Publicity: The notification is to be published in all major English and Urdu dailies at national and regional levels and given wide publicity through electronic media.

3.Link with the annual holidays list

This notification was issued in continuation of S&GAD’s annual notification of 19 January 2026, which had already listed Allama Iqbal Day as a public holiday for 2026. The new notification confirms the holiday.

See the full list of public, bank and optional holidays: Punjab Public and Optional Holidays 2026 — S&GAD Notification.

4.Remaining public holidays in 2026

Monday, 9 November 2026 — Iqbal Day
Friday, 25 December 2026 — Quaid-e-Azam Day / Christmas
Saturday, 26 December 2026 — Day after Christmas (for Christians only)

This is a HisaabKit summary of an official notification. Refer to the original notification for final guidance.

Important dates

Annual holidays notification for 2026 issued: 2026-01-19
This notification issued: 2026-10-30
Iqbal Day public holiday: 2026-11-09

Official sources

Chief Secretary, Government of the Punjab (Services and General Administration Department, Welfare Wing)

Chief Secretary, Government of the Punjab (Services and General Administration Department, Welfare Wing)

Frequently asked questions

Is 9 November 2026 a holiday in Punjab?

Yes. Monday, 9 November 2026 (Iqbal Day) is a public holiday throughout the Province of Punjab, as notified on 30 October 2026.

Which day of the week is Iqbal Day 2026?

Monday.

Who issued the Iqbal Day holiday notification?

The Services and General Administration Department (Welfare Wing), on behalf of the Chief Secretary Punjab, through Notification No. SOW-I(SG&GAD)2-1/2026 dated 30 October 2026.

Was Iqbal Day already in the 2026 holidays list?

Yes. The annual holidays notification of 19 January 2026 listed it as a public holiday. The new notification was issued in continuation of that list and confirms it.

Does the holiday apply to the whole of Punjab?

Yes. The notification says it will be observed throughout the Province of Punjab.

Which public holidays are left in Punjab after Iqbal Day?

Quaid-e-Azam Day / Christmas on Friday, 25 December 2026, and the Day after Christmas on Saturday, 26 December 2026 (for Christians only).

- Signed for the Chief Secretary, Punjab; issued by Raja Shaukat Ali, Section Officer (Welfare-I), on 30 October 2026. - Addressed to the Director General (Public Relations), Lahore, with copies to 13 offices including the Lahore High Court, Punjab Service Tribunal and all Commissioners and Deputy Commissioners. - The notification prints the department as "SG&GAD" in both its own number and the reference to the January notification. The January notification itself is printed as No. SOW-I(S&GAD)2-1/2025. Both refer to the same department. - Diwali, an optional holiday in the January list, falls on the same date.

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