ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Interior has retracted its earlier decision to cancel public holiday on Iqbal Day and issued a fresh notification, confirming there will be a holiday on November 9, ARY News reported.
The ministry was taken to exception by the public for its earlier announcement on social media. The government had not underlined any reason for cancellation of the public holiday.
It had said in an earlier notification, “November 9, (Monday) will be a working day. All the offices and education institutes would remain open as per routine.”
List of public holidays — 2015
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