The provincial government of Punjab has notified a public holiday for the Christian community on April 1, 2024, on the occasion of “Day after Easter.”
“It is notified for general information that a Public Holiday shall be observed on 15 April 2024 (Monday) on account of the “Day after Easter” only for Christian Community throughout the province,” read the notification.
Earlier, Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz Sharif had announced financial support for the community on the occasion of Easter. According to the announcement, each Christian family across the 36 districts of Punjab will receive Rs. 5,000.
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has instructed district administrations to ensure transparent distribution of the Easter grant.
Holidays in Sindh
The Sindh government has also notified two public holidays in the first week of April across the province. In a notification, the provincial government announced April 1st as a public holiday for the Christian community on the occasion of ”Day After Easter.”
In another notification, the government declared a public holiday to commemorate the 45th Martyrdom of the former Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, across the province on Thursday, April 4, 2024.
waah waah Muslim pharr k aay ohna nu ty kaddi aana ni grant ditti