Pakistan celebrates Eid ul Azha

Islamabad, The Gulf Observer: The Pakistani nation is celebrating Eidul Azha on Thursday with traditional zeal and fervour to commemorate the religious holiday. The day marks the culmination of Hajj rites at Mina.

Congregational prayers were held across the country to commemorate the occasion, and special prayers were made for the security, development and prosperity of Pakistan.

Additionally, prayers were also offered for the liberation of Palestine and Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, and for the end of the ongoing strife and corruption in other Muslim countries.

In a message on the occasion of Eidul Azha, Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif urged the people to take special care and remember those people on the occasion who became homeless due to the previous year’s floods.

He said that he was cognizant that Pakistan was facing a price hike which was triggered by external issues in the shape of inflation and recession.

The premier also felicitated the Pakistani nation and the Muslim Ummah on the auspicious occasion of Hajj and Eidul Azha, he prayed for the acceptance of all the religious rituals and sacrifices.

Shehbaz said the incumbent government was utilising all its resources to provide relief to the public.