This means that the public holiday on this occasion will be on 8 March.
Shab-e-Barat falls on the night of the 14th of the month of Shaban of the Islamic calendar.
It is celebrated 15 days before the onset of Ramadan, the fasting month of Muslims.
Muslims offer special prayers in mosques and homes, families exchange bread and sweets, and give charity to the poor on the occasion of Shab-e-Barat.