The nation celebrated Eid Milad-un-Nabi (peace be upon him) with religious enthusiasm and solemnity across the country and Azad Kashmir. Processions were taken out from across the country to mark the day and hundreds of thousands of people participated in these processions.
Ulema and Mashaikh delivered sermons and highlighted teachings of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and urged the followers to promote harmony and brotherhood as enshrined in the teachings of Islam. The followers also pledged to fully tread on the way prescribed by the Last Prophet (PBUH) and root out extremism and sectarianism from the country.
Major event, the National Seerat Conference was held in federal capital. President General Pervez Musharraf inaugurated the one-day National Seerat Conference organised by the Ministry of Religious Affairs on this auspicious occasion. Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz addressed the concluding session of the Conference.
Both the leaders urged the nation to join hands against extremism and sectarianism to foil the conspiracies of those earning bad name for the country. The President and the Prime Minister called upon the nation to promote the enlightened vision of Islam and propagate its principles of tolerance and brotherhood.
The Prime Minister also distributed prizes among the position-holders of book competition. The theme of this year's Conference was "Problems and challenges confronting the Muslim Ummah and their solution under guidance of the Seerat of the Holy Prophet".
Prominent Ulema and scholars from across the country and abroad attended the Conference and presented their articles on the theme of the Conference. Seerat Conferences at the provincial headquarters, divisional and district levels were also held. Provincial and District Seerat Committees were constituted to arrange the Seerat Majalis.