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      <title>Supreme Court and lower courts announce five-day Eid al-Fitr holidays</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Supreme Court of Pakistan and lower courts have announced a five-day holiday for Eid al-Fitr, according to an official notification.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The holidays will be observed from March 29 to April 2, with normal court proceedings resuming on April 3.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a id="sc-issues-notification" href="#sc-issues-notification" class="heading-permalink" aria-hidden="true" title="Permalink"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;SC issues notification&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Following the directives of Chief Justice Yahya Afridi, the Supreme Court Registrar’s Office issued the official notification confirming the Eid holidays.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a id="ihc-and-lower-judiciary-to-observe-same-schedule" href="#ihc-and-lower-judiciary-to-observe-same-schedule" class="heading-permalink" aria-hidden="true" title="Permalink"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;IHC and lower judiciary to observe same schedule&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Similarly, after approval from the acting Chief Justice of the Islamabad High Court (IHC), the Deputy Registrar of IHC has also released a notification regarding the Eid holidays.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Also, read this&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote class="blockquote-level-1"&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://english.aaj.tv/news/330409044/pakistan-set-for-extended-eid-al-fitr-holidays-if-moon-is-sighted-on-march-30"&gt;Pakistan set for extended Eid al-Fitr holidays if moon is sighted on March 30&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;blockquote class="blockquote-level-1"&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://english.aaj.tv/news/330408833/eid-ul-fitr-expected-to-be-celebrated-on-march-31-says-suparco"&gt;Eid-ul-Fitr expected to be celebrated on March 31, says Suparco&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;blockquote class="blockquote-level-1"&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://english.aaj.tv/news/330408378/eid-al-fitr-holidays-announced-for-educational-institutions-official-notification-issued"&gt;Eid al-Fitr holidays announced for educational institutions, official notification issued &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Islamabad High Court and session courts will also remain closed from March 29 to April 2, resuming normal operations on April 3.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a id="eid-expected-on-march-31" href="#eid-expected-on-march-31" class="heading-permalink" aria-hidden="true" title="Permalink"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Eid expected on March 31&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Meteorological experts and SUPARCO (Space &amp;amp; Upper Atmosphere Research Commission) have forecasted Eid-ul-Fitr on March 31 (Monday).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;However, the final announcement regarding the moon sighting will be made by the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>The Supreme Court of Pakistan and lower courts have announced a five-day holiday for Eid al-Fitr, according to an official notification.</strong></p>
<p>The holidays will be observed from March 29 to April 2, with normal court proceedings resuming on April 3.</p>
<h2><a id="sc-issues-notification" href="#sc-issues-notification" class="heading-permalink" aria-hidden="true" title="Permalink"></a>SC issues notification</h2>
<p>Following the directives of Chief Justice Yahya Afridi, the Supreme Court Registrar’s Office issued the official notification confirming the Eid holidays.</p>
<h2><a id="ihc-and-lower-judiciary-to-observe-same-schedule" href="#ihc-and-lower-judiciary-to-observe-same-schedule" class="heading-permalink" aria-hidden="true" title="Permalink"></a>IHC and lower judiciary to observe same schedule</h2>
<p>Similarly, after approval from the acting Chief Justice of the Islamabad High Court (IHC), the Deputy Registrar of IHC has also released a notification regarding the Eid holidays.</p>
<p><strong>Also, read this</strong></p>
<blockquote class="blockquote-level-1">
<p><a href="https://english.aaj.tv/news/330409044/pakistan-set-for-extended-eid-al-fitr-holidays-if-moon-is-sighted-on-march-30">Pakistan set for extended Eid al-Fitr holidays if moon is sighted on March 30</a></p>
</blockquote>
<blockquote class="blockquote-level-1">
<p><a href="https://english.aaj.tv/news/330408833/eid-ul-fitr-expected-to-be-celebrated-on-march-31-says-suparco">Eid-ul-Fitr expected to be celebrated on March 31, says Suparco</a></p>
</blockquote>
<blockquote class="blockquote-level-1">
<p><a href="https://english.aaj.tv/news/330408378/eid-al-fitr-holidays-announced-for-educational-institutions-official-notification-issued">Eid al-Fitr holidays announced for educational institutions, official notification issued </a></p>
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<p>The Islamabad High Court and session courts will also remain closed from March 29 to April 2, resuming normal operations on April 3.</p>
<h2><a id="eid-expected-on-march-31" href="#eid-expected-on-march-31" class="heading-permalink" aria-hidden="true" title="Permalink"></a>Eid expected on March 31</h2>
<p>Meteorological experts and SUPARCO (Space &amp; Upper Atmosphere Research Commission) have forecasted Eid-ul-Fitr on March 31 (Monday).</p>
<p>However, the final announcement regarding the moon sighting will be made by the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee.</p>
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