Public holiday across Sindh on 4th

Published March 31, 2026
PPP leaders Syed Sibtal Haider Bukhari, Raja Imran Ashraf, Nargis Faiz Malik, and others pray on the 46th death anniversary of former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto on Friday. — White Star/File
PPP leaders Syed Sibtal Haider Bukhari, Raja Imran Ashraf, Nargis Faiz Malik, and others pray on the 46th death anniversary of former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto on Friday. — White Star/File

KARACHI: The Sindh government has declared April 4 as public holiday across the province on the occasion of the 47th death anniversary of former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.

According to a notification issued here on Monday, except essential services, all government offices, autonomous bodies, semi-autonomous bodies, corporations and local councils under the administrative control of the provincial government would remain closed on Saturday on the occasion of “47th Martyrdom Anniversary of Quaid-i-Awam Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto”.

Published in Dawn, March 31st, 2026

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