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- Karachi (November 4, 2026): The Department of College Education Sindh has announced a public holiday on Monday, November 9, 2026 in all publ.
- According to the official notification issued, all educational institutions under the administrative control of the department will remain c.
- This announcement has been made in continuation of the decision of the federal government according to which November 9 will be a public hol.
This announcement has been made in continuation of the decision of the federal government according to which November 9 will be a public holiday across the country. The Cabinet Division had already included Iqbal Day in its list of annual holidays issued on January 19, 2026.
As the holiday falls on Monday, students and school staff will get three consecutive days off from November 7 to 9, while regular academic activities will resume from Tuesday, November 10.
It should be noted that Iqbal Day is celebrated every year on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Pakistan's national poet and thinker Allama Muhammad Iqbal, who was born on November 9, 1877 in Sialkot. On this day, tribute is paid to the intellectual awareness of the Muslims of the subcontinent and their valuable services in poetry and philosophy.
