Eid-ul Azha celebrated with religious fervour

Eid-ul-Azha was celebrated on Friday all across the country and Azad Kashmir with great zeal and fervour in commemoration of the supreme sacrifice offered by Hazrat Ibrahim (A.S) and his son Hazrat Ismail (A.S) in fulfilment of the divine order.
Special prayers were offered for the prosperity of the country and for unity among the Muslim Ummah with special dua for the martyrs, who died in Minah stampede.
After the eid prayers, the faithful offered sacrifices of animals in accordance with the Sunnah-e-Ibrahimi.
In Islamabad, the main eid congregation was held at Faisal Masjid where diplomats of various countries, government officials and people form all walks of life offered Eid prayers.
In Lahore, the main Eid congregation was held at Badshahi Mosque where a large number of people offered Eid prayer, which was led by Khateeb Maulana Abdul Kabir Azad.
Chief Minister Punjab Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif and his son Hamza Shahbaz offered Eidul Azha prayers at Jati Umra, Raiwind.
In Karachi, Eid ul Azha was celebrated with religious fervour and faithful offered Eid prayer at more than 2,000 Eidgahs, mosques, Imambargahs, parks, open places in the city.
President Mamnoon Hussain offered Eid-ul-Azha prayer at State Guest House in Karachi.
The main Eid congregation in the metropolis was held at the Old Polo Ground where Governor Sindh, Dr Ishrat ul Ebad Khan, offered prayer. Special prayers were offered for the peace, progress and prosperity of the country.
After Namaz, the faithfuls slaughtered animals in commemoration of the Sunnah of Hazrat Ibrahim (A.S).
In Rawalpindi, main Eid congregation was held in Jamia Masjid while the people from all walks of life offered eid prayers in different mosques and sacrificed animals to commemorate the great sacrifice of Hazrat Ibrahim (A.S).
Eidul Azha congregations were held in various mosques in Peshawar including in Eid Gah where renowned religious scholar Professor Ghafoor Ahmad delivered sermon.
Faithful on this occasion, prayed for the welfare of the country and for security and prosperity of the nation.
Temporarily displaced persons who are now sheltering at Jalozia camp in Nowshera district offered prayers in the camp.
In Quetta, more than three hundred Eid congregations were held in open places, parks, mosques, Imam Bargahs and Eidgahs. The main Eid congregation was held at Eid Gah Toghi Road.
Chief Minister Balochistan Dr Abdul Malik Baloch offered Eid prayer in Quetta.
Eid congregations were also held at mosques, Eidgahs, Imam Bargahs and open places in all cities, towns, and villages of Azad Kashmir.
Main Eid congregation was held at Markazi Eidgah in Muzaffarabad.
In Gilgit, the main Eid congregations were held at Jutial, Konodas Eidgahs and Shah Karim Hostel.
The faithful, across the country, after offering Eid prayers in various Eidghas and masajid and special prayers were held for the success of operation Zarb-e-Azb, integrity and solidarity of Pakistan.
Federal and provincial governments had chalked out elaborate security arrangements across the country on the occasion to ward off untoward incidents. Civic authorities of different cities and towns had also made special arrangements for disposal of waste during three days of Eid.