Pakistan money calendar
Dates that affect your money from now to the end of 2027, each checked against an official or reliable source. Add one, or all of them, to your phone’s calendar.
Dates marked “Expected” depend on moon sighting or a government announcement and may move by a day or more. Dates checked on 14 October 2026.
October 2026
5 October 2026 – 20 October 2026
Hajj 2027: second instalment (Government Scheme)
Successful applicants under the Government Hajj Scheme 2027 pay the second instalment between 5 and 20 October 2026.
Related: Hajj & Umrah cost calculator · Source: Ministry of Religious Affairs: second instalment notice, 5 Oct 2026
26 October 2026
State Bank interest rate decision
The Monetary Policy Committee meets and announces the policy rate (11.5% before this meeting). A change moves bank savings profit and loan markup.
Related: Bank profit calculator · Source: State Bank of Pakistan: MPC calendar FY27
31 October 2026
Last date for income tax returns, tax year 2026
FBR extended the deadline for tax year 2026 (July 2025 to June 2026) first to 15 October and then to 31 October 2026. File on IRIS to stay on the Active Taxpayers List and avoid higher non-filer tax rates.
Related: How to Become a Filer in Pakistan (ATL) 2026 · Source: FBR Circular No. 04 of 2026-27 (15 Oct 2026)
November 2026
20 November 2026
Hajj 2027: last date to choose and pay for a private scheme package
Pilgrims going through private Hajj operators must select and pay for their package by 20 November 2026, using only the official Hajj portal or the Pak Hajj app.
Related: Hajj & Umrah cost calculator · Source: ProPakistani (5 Sep 2026), reporting the Ministry of Religious Affairs
December 2026
14 December 2026
State Bank interest rate decision
Monetary Policy Committee meeting and policy rate announcement. A change moves bank savings profit and loan markup.
Related: Bank profit calculator · Source: State Bank of Pakistan: MPC calendar FY27
January 2027
9 January 2027Expected
Last safe date to file a zakat exemption declaration (CZ-50)
To stop your bank deducting zakat on 1 Ramadan, file a CZ-50 declaration with each bank at least 30 days before. With Ramadan expected on 8 or 9 February 2027, file by 9 January.
Related: How to Calculate Zakat in Pakistan: Nisab & Example · Source: Federal Shariat Court, Shariat Petition No. 24-I of 1990 (Zakat and Ushr Ordinance 1980, s.1(3)(a))
25 January 2027
State Bank interest rate decision
Monetary Policy Committee meeting and policy rate announcement. A change moves bank savings profit and loan markup.
Related: Bank profit calculator · Source: State Bank of Pakistan: MPC calendar FY27
February 2027
9 February 2027Expected
1 Ramadan: banks deduct zakat
Ramadan 1448 is expected to begin on 8 or 9 February 2027, depending on moon sighting. On 1 Ramadan banks deduct 2.5% zakat from savings accounts above the government's nisab, unless you have filed a CZ-50. The nisab is notified shortly before.
Related: Zakat calculator · Source: State Bank of Pakistan: BPRD Circular Letter No. 03 of 2026 (zakat deduction on 1 Ramadan)
March 2027
1 March 2027
FBR publishes the new Active Taxpayers List
The yearly list is published on 1 March and is based on returns for tax year 2026. If you are not on it, banks, property offices and car registration charge you the higher non-filer rates.
Related: How to Become a Filer in Pakistan (ATL) 2026 · Source: FBR: Active Taxpayer List (published on 1 March, updated weekly)
8 March 2027
State Bank interest rate decision
Monetary Policy Committee meeting and policy rate announcement. A change moves bank savings profit and loan markup.
Related: Bank profit calculator · Source: State Bank of Pakistan: MPC calendar FY27
10 March 2027Expected
Eid ul Fitr
Expected on 9 or 10 March 2027, depending on moon sighting. Budget for Eid shopping and Eidi, pay fitrana before the Eid prayer, and check when your salary will arrive.
Related: Hijri date converter · Source: Estimate from the Umm al-Qura calendar; Pakistan's Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee (Ministry of Religious Affairs) announces the date
April 2027
26 April 2027
State Bank interest rate decision
Monetary Policy Committee meeting and policy rate announcement. A change moves bank savings profit and loan markup.
Related: Bank profit calculator · Source: State Bank of Pakistan: MPC calendar FY27
May 2027
17 May 2027Expected
Eid ul Adha
Expected on 16 or 17 May 2027, depending on moon sighting. Animal prices rise in the last weeks, so set your qurbani budget early.
Related: Hijri date converter · Source: Estimate from the Umm al-Qura calendar; Pakistan's Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee (Ministry of Religious Affairs) announces the date
June 2027
1 June 2027 – 15 June 2027Expected
Federal budget 2027-28
The budget is usually presented in the first half of June (the 2026-27 budget came on 12 June 2026). It sets the income tax slabs and other taxes from 1 July.
Related: Salary tax calculator · Source: National Assembly of Pakistan: Bulletin No. 3, 28th (Budget) Session, 12 Jun 2026
17 June 2027
State Bank interest rate decision
Monetary Policy Committee meeting and policy rate announcement. A change moves bank savings profit and loan markup.
Related: Bank profit calculator · Source: State Bank of Pakistan: MPC calendar FY27
July 2027
1 July 2027
New financial year 2027-28 begins
Tax year 2028 starts, and the budget's new income tax and withholding rates apply. Annual vehicle token tax for 2027-28 also falls due; provinces sometimes offer an early-payment discount.
Related: Vehicle token tax calculator · Source: Income Tax Ordinance 2001 (FBR), s.74: the tax year is the financial year from 1 July to 30 June
September 2027
30 September 2027
Income tax return due, tax year 2027
Returns for tax year 2027 (July 2026 to June 2027) are due by 30 September 2027 under section 118. FBR sometimes extends it, but do not count on that.
Related: How to Become a Filer in Pakistan (ATL) 2026 · Source: Income Tax Ordinance 2001 (FBR), section 118
Changes without a fixed date
Petrol and diesel prices
The government revises pump prices on a rolling basis, recently every few days. Check the latest Petroleum Division notice before you budget a trip.
Related: Fuel cost calculator · Source: Ministry of Energy (Petroleum Division): price notices
National Savings profit rates
CDNS revises rates at irregular intervals, often after a State Bank rate decision. The current rates took effect on 1 October 2026.
Related: National Savings calculator · Source: Central Directorate of National Savings: latest profit rates