OIL & GAS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED

Policy Department
Head Office, Islamabad
Fueling the future

No. AA0104-10 01 st February 2018

Subject: PUBLIC AND OPTIONAL HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2018

In pursuance of notification on the subject by Ministry of Interior (Government of Pakistan), the

Company will observe following holidays for the calendar year 2018: ..... '.

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
Sr. Name of Occasion Days D.t~s d~:i~~ Y~:;20181(i>
01 Kashmir Day Monday «(Sth, Feb(uary 201,8i.>·\.

02 Pakistan Day Friday ......\.2~r.dMarch 20i8.. '"........ .•

03 Labour Day Tuesday />:·15( May 2018.'< .............••.
-..-.;,-
Saturday, . '>
04* Eid-ul-Fitr (1't Shawal 1439 A.H) SuncjaY& ". 16fh, 17th & 18.~~Ju;'e20.18
....... // ..................... \
......
MOhd~y
05 Independence Day T@sday ":.,.- 14thAugust2P,i8
.......
....
Wednesday; ..

06* th
Eid-ul-Azha (10 Zil Haj 1439 A.H) ··thlJrsd~Y & 22nd,23i~& 24 'August 2018 iii
.'····f(·····
'friday
.. ....... ' .....
. " .... '.Friday &
Ashura (9th & 10th Moharrum 1440 A.H)/
r-:
07* '/21 st~12nd September 2018
Saturday
08* Eid Milad-un-Nabi (12 Rabi-ul-AwaJi440A}q) Wednesday "1'\ ····· ...
>'21st November 2018
09 Quaid-e-Azam Day/Christmas .. ... \.-; ....... :'" :T:liesoay 25th December 2018
..f••.•:.-·
26th December 2018
10 Day after Christmas:::'<>';::/ 0edneSd~Y
(For Christians only)
Note: *Holidaysfor MuslimFestivals
are·sl.lb~ct}Q
appearance of moon,...::'"'',,/ .
:::
OPTIONAL HOUDAYS
Sr. Name of Occasion Days Dates during year 2017
1 New year q:i3y> "<\ ...................... Monday 1st January 2018
2 Basant Pur't¢hamj) ) ........ \
->: Monday 22nd January 2018
3 shrvaratrJ '. >/ Tuesday 13th February 2018
4 Holf.·· ',,:" .. ::::.:.: ........ Thursday opt March 2018
5 Dulhqrlqt? /.;:
Friday 02 nd March 2018
( '"
./6· • \~ood )Friday .. ' .....
: ::::
........... :.......:>:.. Friday 30th March 2018
.." '::::"
7 Day after Eqste( .......... » ... Sunday oi- April 2018
... ~/
Baisakhi <:::::... Saturday 14th April 2018
~f: Shab-e-Meraj (27RZttab 1439 A.H) Saturday 14th April 2018
Hi Eid-e-Rizwan (Bahai's Community only) Saturday April 2018 zi=
11 Buddhapurbima Monday 30th April 2018
12* Shab~e~Barat{15 Shaban 1439 A.H) Wednesday May 2018 oz=
13 : ".Naur6~(Pa(~is New Year Day) Friday 17th Auqust 2018
14 ./" Birthday of Lord Zoroaster (Khordad Sal) Wednesday August 2018 zz=
15·/ Janam Ashtami Monday oa= September 2018
16 <pOrqa Pooia Wednesday 17th October 2018
17 Dussehra Thursday 19th October 2018
18 Birthday of Guru Valmik Swami Ji Wednesday 24th October 2018
19* Chelum (20 Safar 1440 A.H) Tuesday 30th October 2018
20 Diwali Wednesday 07th November 2018
21 Guru Nanak's Dev Jee Birthday Friday 23rd November 2018
Note: *In caseofMuslimFestivals, thedatesofOptional holidays
arebasedonanticipated
datesandaresubjectto appearance
ofmoon.~~
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Policy Department
Head Office, Islamabad
Fueling the future

02. The following will be Bank holidays:

i) 01 st January, 2018 (Monday)

ii) 16th May, 2018 (Wednesday) corresponding to 1stRamazan 1439 ~.ij

(Subject to appearance of moon). . ...
iii) oz« July, 2018 (Monday) 01st July already being weekly holiday

03. Government servants desiring to avail themselves of Optional HQlid~:isSh~11take prior

permission of the Head of Office concerned and no Government servant ~hall be,grahted··\
more than one optional holiday in case of Muslims three optional/hojidaY5JIl the caseof non~H)i
Muslims, in a calendar year. /Ji·::··.» <::.<:;:::
04. The grant of this concession should not result in and~h·Yd(Slotation of wpfFinhiecase
of Muslim optional holidays, the number of person$<perlTlitt~d to avail bPPQna1holidays
should be regulated in a manner so as to leave adeq~ate5taff for proper¢ontin:tiQYs of the
work. i>:···'</'

as.The optional holidays are denominationar::~rld.·rh~ybe aIlQw~d>~tth~discretion of the

Head of Office, provided that state of workip~~.~tts.·:<.. ;...

06. A Government Servant shpuldJl()t6r~JnabIY' b.e.:re.fu~ed Optional Holiday that is of an

religious significance to hima0dtherefus~1 is likely to decreese the number of such holidays
to which she/he is entitled.:> .. ..
........

07. This issues with the approval;~6{MDI.~E~~:::::::

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(Talat Haider)
Chief H.R Officer (Policy)
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