PM Shehbaz restores public holiday on Iqbal Day
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced a public holiday on the occasion of Iqbal Day. The public holiday on Iqbal Day had been suspended for past several years.
According to the official notification issued by Secretary to the Prime Minister, Dr. Syed Tauqir Shah, the PM has been pleased to announce that 9th November shall henceforth be observed as a public holiday.
Here is the official notification.
It is interesting to note here that the public holiday on Iqbal Day was suspended in 2015 during the previous tenure of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N).
Following the 2015 decision, a petition was moved to the Lahore High Court (LHC), contending that 9th November should be observed as a public holiday in the loving memory of national poet, Allama Mohammad Iqbal.
PM Shehbaz restores public holiday on Iqbal Day
The citizens have also lauded the decision by the federal government to restore the public holiday on Iqbal Day, stating that the great poet must be commemorated with national reverence.
