{"id":54726,"date":"2024-11-02T19:21:36","date_gmt":"2024-11-02T14:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=54726"},"modified":"2024-11-04T12:57:19","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T07:57:19","slug":"govt-to-announce-public-holiday-on-november-9-for-iqbal-day-in-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/govt-to-announce-public-holiday-on-november-9-for-iqbal-day-in-pakistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Govt to announce public holiday on November 9 for Iqbal Day in Pakistan?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/govt-announces-public-holiday-on-iqbal-day\/\">Iqbal Day<\/a> is near and social media users have started sharing posts regarding the public holiday on the occasion of the birth of the \u2018Poet of the East\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Posts circulating on social media claim that Prime Minister<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/pm-shehbaz-sharif-strongly-condemns-israel-ban-on-unrwa-operations\/\"> Shehbaz Sharif<\/a> has announced a public holiday on the occasion of Iqbal Day, which is celebrated on Saturday, November 9.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Read More:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/education\/primary-schools-to-remain-closed-for-one-week\/\">Primary schools to remain closed for one week in Lahore<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>No notification of Iqbal Day holiday has been issued by the federal or provincial governments. Citizens are advised to avoid believing and sharing unverified information.<\/p>\n<p>Students and professionals are encouraged to check official government channels and verified news outlets to ensure they have accurate information.<\/p>\n<p>As Iqbal Day approaches, it is important to be alert to false claims that can lead to confusion and confusion.<\/p>\n<p>Iqbal Day is celebrated every year on November 9 in Pakistan, in which homage is paid to Iqbal, an important personality of Urdu literature and the ideology of Pakistan. The day includes ceremonies, poetry readings, and educational activities that explore their contributions to philosophy and national identity.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-54731  aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"468\" height=\"1040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1-135x300.jpg 135w, https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1-461x1024.jpg 461w, https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1-691x1536.jpg 691w, https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1.avif 720w, https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1-135x300.avif 135w, https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1-461x1024.avif 461w, https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1-691x1536.avif 691w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Iqbal Day is near and social media users have started sharing posts regarding the public holiday on the occasion of the birth of the \u2018Poet of the East\u2019. Posts circulating on social media claim that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced a public holiday on the occasion of Iqbal Day, which is celebrated on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":54727,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[7416,367],"class_list":["post-54726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan","tag-iqbal-day","tag-shehbaz-sharif"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54726","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54726"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54726\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54901,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54726\/revisions\/54901"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54726"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}