All public and private schools across Sindh will remain closed on Wednesday, November 9 on account of Iqbal Day. The announcement comes after the federal government declared November 9 a public holiday. Last year, the federal government abolished the public holiday on Iqbal Day. However, despite the federal government's order, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government announced a public holiday on November 9 on account of Iqbal Day.
Iqbal day is celebrated on November 9 every year as a tribute to Allama Muhammad Iqbal. Iqbal was born on November 9, 1877 in Sialkot.