Welcome to High Commission of India, Islamabad, Pakistan

Working Hours and Holidays

Chancery
09:00 to 17:30 hrs (Monday to Friday)
(13:00 – 13:30 hrs: closed for lunch)
Saturday and Sunday closed

Visa Services
009:00 to 17:30 hrs (Monday to Friday)
(13:00 – 13:30 hrs: closed for lunch)
Currently only Visa Counter 1 is operational and Visa application of Medical and Family Emergency will be accepted between 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.
Saturday and Sunday Closed

Consular Services
009:00 to 13:00 hrs (Monday to Friday)
Saturday and Sunday Closed

List of Holiday during the year 2022:

S/N	Gazetted Holiday	Date	Day of Week
1.	Pongal	14 January 2022	Friday
2.	Republic Day	26 January 2022	Wednesday
3.	Holi	18 March 2022	Friday
4.	Pakistan Day	23 March 2022	Wednesday
5.	Good Friday	15 April 2022	Friday
6.	Id-ul-Fitr*	03 May 2022	Tuesday
7.	Buddha Purnima	16 May 2022	Monday
8.	Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)*	10 July 2022	Sunday
9.	Muharram*	09 August 2022	Tuesday
10.	Independence Day	15 August 2022	Monday
11.	Janmashtami	19 August 2022	Friday
12.	Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday	02 October 2022	Sunday
13.	Dussehra (Vijay Dashmi)	05 October 2022	Wednesday
14.	Id-e-Milad or Milad-un-Nabi * (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)	09 October 2022	Sunday
15.	Diwali (Deepavali)	24 October 2022	Monday
16.	Guru Nanak’s Birthday	08 November 2022	Tuesday
17.	Christmas	25 December 2022	Sunday