ISLAMABAD: Eid-ul-Fitr is being celebrated across the country today (Saturday) with religious zeal and fervour.
Big Eid congregations were held at open places, mosques and Eidgahs in all major cities and towns.
The Ulema in their sermons highlighted the significance and philosophy of Eid-ul-Fitr.
Special prayers were offered for the progress and prosperity of the country and welfare of the Muslim Ummah.
In the Federal capital, the main Eid congregation were held at the Faisal Mosque where top government officials and envoys of Muslim countries will offer Eid prayers.
Karachi
In Karachi, the congregations of Eid prayers were held all over the city in mosques, eidgahs and imambargahs.
The main eid congregation was held at Gulshan-e-Jinnah while other large congregations of Eid prayers were held at Eidgah Nazimabad, Nishtar Park, T-Ground and Daar-ul-Uloom Karachi.
Sindh Government has made stringent security arrangements on the occasion.
Peshawar
Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Haji Ghulam Ali and Caretaker Chief Minister Muhammad Azam Khan offered Eid prayers at Governor House, Peshawar.
In Peshawar, the main congregation was held at Eidgah Charsadda road, Peshawar.
The government has taken tight security measures to maintain a peaceful atmosphere in the province on the occasion of Eid.
Quetta
Like the rest of the country, Eid-ul-Fitr being celebrated in Balochistan with religious fervour and zeal.
In Quetta, more than 200 Eid prayer’s congregations were held at open places, parks, Masajid, Imambargahs and EidGah while the main congregation was held at Eidgah Toghi Road.
Chief Minister Balochistan Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo and Chief Justice Balochistan High Court Justice Nahim Akhtar offered Eid prayers at Governor House in Quetta.
Foolproof security arrangements have been made on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr across the province.
