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Eid celebrated with fervour and zeal in Pakistan

Islamabad - Congregational prayers were held across the country in the morning to mark the festival.

Pakistan celebrated Eid Al Adha with religious fervour and zeal on Friday.
Congregational prayers were held across the country in the morning to mark the religious festival, along with sermons highlighting the significance of the event and the philosophy behind sacrifice.
In some parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Eid was celebrated traditionally a day ahead on Thursday.
Among national leaders, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain celebrated Eid in London and Pakistan People's Party (PPP) co-chairman and former president Asif Ali Zardari in Dubai on Thursday. President Mamnoon Hussain offered prayers in Karachi and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan in Islamabad.
Security arrangements were beefed up across the country during the occasion, and measures were put in place by federal and provincial governments to ensure no disruptions were created during the day, Radio Pakistan reported.
Meanwhile, civic authorities of different cities and towns also made special arrangements for the disposal of carcasses and other solid waste material during the three days.
Both Prime Minster Nawaz Sharif and President Mamnoon Hussain urged Pakistanis to remember the soldiers who have sacrificed their today for the nation's tomorrow.
In his Eid message issued on Thursday, President Mamnoon said, "By laying down their lives for the country, our soldiers had been immortalised in history. We should also remember the invaluable sacrifices of our brothers and sisters who are suffering because of the fight against terrorism."
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