Important Days of Pakistan: Complete List
Updated 17 Oct 2026
National days and important anniversaries often asked in job tests, with their dates and meaning.
These dates are asked again and again in Pakistan Studies and General Knowledge papers.
| Date | Day | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| 5 February | Kashmir Solidarity Day | Support for the people of Kashmir |
| 23 March | Pakistan Day | Lahore Resolution passed in 1940; first constitution enforced in 1956 |
| 21 April | Allama Iqbal's death anniversary | Iqbal died in 1938 |
| 28 May | Youm-e-Takbeer | Nuclear tests at Chagai in 1998 |
| 14 August | Independence Day | Pakistan came into being in 1947 |
| 6 September | Defence Day | Defence of Pakistan in the 1965 war |
| 7 September | Air Force Day | Role of the Pakistan Air Force in 1965 |
| 8 September | Navy Day | Role of the Pakistan Navy in 1965 |
| 11 September | Quaid-e-Azam's death anniversary | Quaid died in 1948 |
| 16 October | Liaquat Ali Khan's death anniversary | First PM assassinated in Rawalpindi in 1951 |
| 9 November | Iqbal Day | Allama Iqbal was born in 1877 |
| 25 December | Quaid-e-Azam Day | Quaid was born in 1876 |
Quick memory tips
- 23 March = two big events: the Lahore Resolution (1940) and the first constitution (1956).
- September 6, 7, 8 = Army/Defence, Air Force, Navy, in that order.
- Quaid: born 25 December 1876, died 11 September 1948.
- Iqbal: born 9 November 1877, died 21 April 1938.
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