KARACHI: All public and private educational institutions in Sindh will remain closed on Monday, November 9, to mark Allama Iqbal Day, the Sindh School Education and Literacy Department announced.
A notification issued on Wednesday said the holiday was approved in accordance with a decision of the Education Steering Committee at its meeting on February 12, 2026. The closure applies to institutions under the department’s administrative control.
The State Bank of Pakistan will also suspend operations at all its offices on November 9, the central bank said.
Iqbal Day is observed annually on November 9 to commemorate the birth of poet and philosopher Dr Allama Muhammad Iqbal. His writing and ideas helped inspire the Pakistan Movement and the vision of a separate homeland for Muslims of the subcontinent.
