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Pakistan is celebrating Eid-ul Fitr with religious zeal and fervor today, with supplications for the country’s ongoing economic and constitutional crises.
The day was marked with Eid prayer shortly after the Fajr prayer, with sermons and large gatherings. The ulema in their sermons highlighted the significance and philosophy of Eidul Fitr.
The first day of Eid began with congregations being held in mosques and Eidgahs in all major cities and towns, Radio Pakistan reported, adding that the main congregation in capital Islamabad was held at Faisal Mosque where top government officials and envoys of Muslim countries offered Eid prayers.
Special prayers were offered for the progress and prosperity of the country and the welfare of the Muslim ummah, the state broadcaster said.
President Arif Alvi also joined the congregation at Faisal Mosque and prayed for the peace, progress and prosperity of the country, state media reported. He also prayed for the salvation of the people of occupied Kashmir from Indian suppression and atrocities.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif offered Eid prayers in Lahore.
He, too, prayed for the country’s prosperity and peace, as well as the people of occupied Kashmir and Palestine and the victims of a deadly earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria in February, the state media said.