The federal government announced holidays for Eid ul Fitr 2024 on Thursday.

According to the notification, the holidays will begin on April 10, which falls on Wednesday.

However, the holidays will last a different duration based on whther offices work five or six days a week.

For offices working five days a week, the holidays will last till April 12 while they will extend to April 13 for offices working six days a week.

Eid ul Fitr is observed on the first day of Shawwal. A formal announcement for the date of Eid date will be made after the ruet-e-hilal committee meets to sight the moon on the 29th day of Ramadan.

This year, Eidul Fitr is expected to fall on April 10 or April 11, depending on the sighting of the moon.

Eid is a significant festival in the Islamic calendar. Muslims all over the world observe a month of fasting, and Eid celebrations mark the end of this period of self-restraint.