Facts for Travelers

Calendar of Events-2005

January

• Lahore-Marathon (Lahore)
• Departmental National Hockey Championship Final round (Karachi) 5th Jan. to 15 Jan.
• National Hockey Championship, Provincial Association's Final round (Peshawar) 5th to 15th Jan.
• Crescent Cup Golf Match. (Lyallpur Golf Club) 14th to 16th Jan.
• Hajj Pilgrimage to Macca (Macca Saudi Arabia) 09th Zilhaj to 20th Zilhaj.
• Eid-ul-Azha 10th Zilhaj, 21st January.
• Urs Hazrat Makhddom Jahanian Jahangasht (Uch Sharif) 10th to 12th Zilhaj, 21st to 23rd Jan.
• Sind National Junior Squash (Boys/Girls) Karachi-Pak.) 23rd to 28th Jan.
• Governor's Cup Golf Match (Lahore) 28th Jan. to 1st Feb.
• Shahadat Hazrat Usman Ghani 18th Zilhaj, 29th Jan.
• Urs Hazrat Abdullah Shah Ghazi (Karachi) 20th Zilhaj, 31st Jan.

• Urs Hazrat Jamat Ali Shah (Muzzafar Garh) 21st Zilhaj 01st Feb.
• Canal Mela at Lahore. 01st week Feb. (Along Lahore Canal from Shahrah-e-Quaid Azam Bridge to Ferozpur Road.
• 15th Multan Open Golf Match (Multan Golf Club) 04th to 06th Feb.
• Kashmir Day 05/02/2005 (Throughout Pakistan)
• Urs Baba Farid-ud-Din Ganj (Pak Pattan) 25th Zilhaj to 10th Moharrum, 05th to 20th Feb.
• Spring Festival from 06th to 20th Feb. (Throughout Pakistan). Subject to confirmation.
• Urs Chanan Pir (Yazman, Cholistan) 30th Zilhaj to 30th Safar, 10th Feb. to 10th April.
• COAS International. (Islamabad-Pak) 10th to 15th Feb.
• Asian Junior Squash Championship (to be Confirmed).
• Faysal Bank Open Golf Match Tournament (Lahore Gymkhana) 11th to 13th Feb.
• Agha Khan Gold Cup Hockey Tournament (Rawalpindi) 10th to 20th Feb.
• Valentine Day. 14th Feb. Throughout World.
• Urs Hazrat Sakhi Sarwar (D.G.Khan) 05th Muharram to 05th Rai-ul-Awal, 15th Feb. to 15th April.
• Urs Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Bahoo (Jhang) 09th to 10th Muharram, 19th to 20th Feb.
• Yaume-Ashura 09th to 10th Muharrum, 19th to 20th Feb.
• Dog Show 03rd week of Feb. (At race Course Park Lahore). Subject to confirmation.
• The World Scouting Day 22th Feb.
• National Women Swuash Championship (POF Wah-Pak) 23rd to 26th Feb.
• Corps Comd Cup Golf Match (Lahore Garrison Golf Club) 25th to 27th Feb.
• Hyderabad Golf Match (Hyderabad Golf Club) 16th to 19th Feb.

• Horse & Cattle Show (Lahore) 01st week of March. Subject to confirmation.
• Industrial Exhibition Islamabad. 01st week of March. Subject to confirmation.
• International Junior Hockey Test Match Series Pakistan V/S India (In Pak.) 02nd to 06th Mar.
• Sindh Amateur Golf Match (Arabian Sea Country Club) 05th to 06th Mar.
• Jashn-e-Baharan (Lahore) 06th to 20th March (subject to confirmation)
• Basant Festival (Lahore) 07th March.
• Junior International Invation Tournament (Lahore) 07th to 13th Mar.
• The International Women day 08th Mar.
• Bahawalpur Amateur Golf Match (Bahawalpur)Golf Club) 11th to 13th Mar.
• Holi (Hindu's Festival) 13th March
• Rose & Jasmine Festival (Islamabad) 2nd week of Mar. (subject to confirmation)
• Urs Shahikh Bahawal-Haq Zakria (Multan) 04th to 06th Safar, 15th to 17th Mar.
• Governor's Gold Cup Hockey Tournament (Peshawar) 15th to 25th Mar.
• Urs. Khawaja Moen-ud-Din (Taunsa Sharif) 06th Safar, 17th March
• Quaid-e-Azam amateure Golf Match (Lahore Gymkhana) 18th to 20th Mar.
• Urs Hazrat Ali Hajvari-Data Ganj Bakhsh (Lahore) 18th to 20th Safar, 19th to 31st Mar.
• NWFP Governor Cup Squash (Peshawar-Pak) 18th to 23rd Mar.
• Pakistan Day 23rd March
• Urs Hazrat Shah Abdul Latif Bhattai (Bhit Shah-Sindh) 12th Safar, 23 rd Mar.
• Urs Hazrat Madhu Lal Hussain (Mela Chraghan) Lahore. 03rd week of Muharram, last week of Mar.
• Ibex Open Golf Match (Sargodha Golf Club) 25th to 27th Mar.
• The World Theater Day 27th March
• 11th Allama Iqbal Open Golf Match (Sialkot Golf Club) 31st Mar to 03rd April.
• Jashn-e-Baharan/Basant at Rawalpindi, 04th week of Mar. (subject to confirmation)

• Punjab National Junior (Boys/Girls) Lahore 03rd to 08th Apr.
• World Youth Day 04th April
• CAS Open Golf Match (PAF Golf Club Peshawar) 07th to 10th Apr.
• Good Friday 09th Apr.
• Urs Hazrat Peer Mehar Ali Shah (Golra Sharif-Rawalpindi) 29th Safar, 09th Apr.
• 25th Junior National Hockey Championship (Lahore) 10th to 22nd Apr.
• Easter 11th April
• Urs Hazrat Mian Shair Muhammad (Shark pur-Sheikhupura) 01st to 03rd Rabi-ul-Awal, 11th to 13th Apr.
• Urs Hazrat Bari Imam (Islamabad) 02nd Rabi-ul-Awan, 12th Apr.
• Besakhi Festival at Eimenabad, Punja Sahib & Hasanabdal. 09th to 13th Apr.
• Prime Minister of Pakistan Golf Medal Golf Match (Rawalpindi Golf Club) 14th to 17th Apr.
• Urs Hazrat Syed Mian Mir. (Lahore) 07th to 08th Rabi-ul-Awal, 17th to 18th Apr.
• The International Monuments Day 18th Apr.
• Urs Hazrat Syed Pir Makki Sahib (Lahore) 09th to 11th Rabi-ul-Awal, 20th Apr.
• Pakistan International Squash Circuit (Karachi-Pak) 19th to 24th Apr.
• Urs Hazrat Attaullah Shah Bukhari (Multan) 10th Rabi-ul-Awal, 20th Apr.
• Allama Iqbal Death Anniversary 21st Apr.
• Eid-Milad-un-Nabi(PBUH) 12th Rabi-ul-Awal, 22nd April
• Frontier Open Golf Match (PAF Peshawar Golf Club) 22nd to 24th Apr.
• Governor's Gold Cup Hockey Tournament (Lahore) 23rd to 30th Apr.
• Punjab amateur Golf Match (Gymkhana Lahore) 28th April to 01st May.
• AHF Super League Matches

• Labour Day 01st May
• President of Pakistan Gold Medal Golf Match (Islamabad Golf Club) 05th to 08th May
• Urs Hazrat Baba Syed Shah Jamal (Lahore) 01st to 06th Rabi-ul-Sani 10th to 15th May
• President PSF Open Championship Squash (Abbottabad-Pak) 11th to 16th May
• President of Pakistan Cup Golf Match (Rawalpindi Golf Club) 12th to 15th May
• Urs Khawaja Ghulam Farid (Kot Mithan) 05th to 07th Rabi-ul-Sani, 14th to 16th May
• World International Museums day 18th May
• Mother's Day 20th May
• World Cultural Day, 21st May
• Balochistan National Junior (Boys/Girls), Quetta-Pak, 21st to 25th May
• Urs Hazrat Shah Shamas Tabrez (Multan) 16th to 18th Rabi-ul-Sani, 25th to 27th May

• Launching of TDCP Summer Package Tours 01st June
• National Women Squash Championship (Bhurban-Pak) 01st to 03rd June
• The International Environment day 05th June
• All Pakistan General Musa Gold Cup Hockey Tournament (Quetta) 05th to 15th June
• The International Ocean Day 08th June
• Urs Hazrat Shah Rukn-e-Alam 06th to 08th Jamadi-ul-Awal, 14th to 16th June
• Pakistan International Circuit-1 (Lahore-Pak) 17th to 22nd June
• International 4-nations Women Intel Hockey Tournament (Lahore/Karachi) 18th to 24th June
• Father's Day 20th June
• Urs Hazrat Syed Jalal-ud-Din Bukhari (Surkh Posh) at Uch Shareef 17th to 19th Jamadi-ul-Awal 25th to 27th June
• Urs Hazrat Shah Dawla (Gujrat) 18th Rabi-ul-Awal,26th June

• International day of co-operation 01 July
• All Pakistan AJK Hockey Tournament (Muzzafarabad) 01st to 10th July
• K.2 Exhibition 01st to 31st July
• Shahdoor Mela (Polo Match) Chitral 02nd week of July
• Urs Hazrat Bibi Pak Daman (Lahore) 06th to 08th Jamadi-ul-Sani 13th to 15th July
• Hashim Khan National Junior (Boys/Girls) Islamabad 20th to 25th July
• Urs Hazrat Waris Shah (Jandiyala Shair Khan-Sheikhupura) 09th to 10th Sawan, 17th to 18th Rabi-ul-Awal 24th to 25th July

• All Pakistan Women Gold Cup Hockey Tournament (Karachi) 06th to 14th Aug
• 21th National Hockey Championship (Karachi) 10th to 22nd Aug.
• National Women Squash Championship (Karachi) 10th to 15th Aug.
• Jeshan-e-Azadi squash (Lahore)11th to 13th Aug
• Pakistan Independance Day 14th Aug
• Jashan-e-Kohsar Murree14th Aug
• Jashan-e-Nauroze (Parsi's New Year) 20th Aug
• CAS International Circuit-2005 (Peshawar) 20th to 25th Aug
• Mango Festival 20th Aug
• Urs Baba Bulleh Shah (Kasur) 10th to 12th Bahdun, 20nd to 22nd Jamdi-ul-Sani, 26th to 28th August.

September

• Shab-e-Maraj 26th Rajab 01st Sep.
• National Junior Squash Championship (Peshawar) 03rd to 08th Sep
• International (Pak-India) Exchange Hockey Test Match Series 1st to 22nd Sep (Tentative)
• Lahore City Squash (Lahore) 05th ot 08th Sep
• Defence Day 06th Sep
• Yaume-Fazaiya 07th Sep
• Behria Day 08th Sep
• The international Peace Day 09th Sep
• International Senior 4-6 Nation's Hockey Tournament in Pakistan 10th to 18th Sep (Tentative)
• Urs Hazrat Khawaja Aziz Makhi (Pak-Patton) 05th to 07th Shaban, 10th to 12th Sep
• Death Anniversary Quaid-e-Azam, 11th Sep
• The International Ozone Day 16th Sep
• Shab-e-Barat 14th Shaban, 19th Sep
• Urs Jinda Peer Bukhari (Khan Pur) 14th to 15th Shaban, 19th to 20th Sep
• Punjab Open National Chamionship(Sehwan Sharif-Dadu-Sindh) 18th to 21st Shaban, 23rd to 26th Sep
• World Tourism Day, 27th Sep

October

• The International Day of Old Citizen 01st Oct
• National Amateur Golf Match 08th ot 11th Oct
• Loke Virsa Exhibition at Golden Avenue, Islamabad, 2nd week of Oct. (subject to confirmation)
• Shaheed-Millat Day 16th Oct
• The International Day for Eradication of poverty
• United Nations Day, 24th Oct
• Youm-e-Shahadat Hazrat Ali, 21st Ramazan, 25th Oct
• Juma-Tul-Wida 24th of Ramazan, 28th Oct
• Dewali 30th Oct
• Shab-e-Qadar 27th of Ramazan
• Golf Championship Exhibition (Pak-India)

November

• Eid-ul-Fiter 01st of Shawal 04th of Nov
• Iqbal Day 09th Nov
• CNS International Circuit-2005 (Karachi) 10th to 15th Nov
• Chrysanthemum Show (Jinnah Garden and Race Course Park, Lahore) 2nd week of Nov
• The World Children Day 20th Nov
• Birth Day of Baba Guru Nanak 26th Nov
• Award Distribution ceremony of ITHM (subject to confirmation)
• 27th International Champions Trophy (Chennai-India)

December

• World Men's Team Championship-2005 Squash (Islamabad) 08th to 14th Dec
• All Pakistan Punjab Hockey Cup Tournament (Faisalabad) 15th to 25th Dec
• National Team Championship-2005 Squash (Lahore) 25th to 30th Dec
• Christman Day 25th Dec
• Quaid-e-Azam Day 25th Dec
• TDCP's Desert Safari in Cholistan last week of Dec.