Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has urged the nation to take special care of the poor widows and destitute orphans while celebrating Eid-ul-Azha and help them so that they can enjoy Eid. "We should take special care of the poor widows and destitute orphans, and should generously help all deprived people so that they may also celebrate the Eid and able to thank Allah for His bounties," said the Prime Minister in his message on Eid-ul-Azha.
On the blessed occasion of Eid-al-Azha, he congratulated countrymen, expatriate Pakistanis and all the Muslims of the world. The Prime Minister, who is in Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj, said, "I also congratulate those sisters and brothers, who with the blessing of Allah performed Hajj this year." He said, "Eid-al-Azha reminds us of the great sacrifice of Hazrat Ibrahim (AS) by which he established such an everlasting example of submission to the will of Allah that the Muslims will be observing it as a sacred Sunnah till the Day of Judgement."
The Prime Minister said that Eid-ul-Azha, known as Eid-i-Qurban is the manifestation of submission to the will of Allah in the footprints of Hazrat Ibrahim (AS) and bowing before Him as the Greatest of all. He said that by observing this day, "we pledge that we will prefer obeying the commands of Allah over the dearest and nearest worldly belongings and will not hesitate to render any sacrifice in order to please Him". He said, "This great day demands that we adopt sacrifice, benevolence and brotherhood as our national character and help establish such a tolerant and harmonious society where people are able to perform their duties in peace and tranquillity."