RAWALPINDI, Pakistan: Eid-ul Fitr was observed on Friday throughout Pakistan including Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas with religious and traditional spirit, devotion and respect.

Marking the occasion, spiritual Eid gatherings were held in Mosques, Imambargahs and open places in which millions of Farzandaan-e-Tauheed by prostrating themselves before Allah offered gratitude of blessings and favours of Ramazan-ul-Mubarik.

While addressing the congregations, scholars and orators threw light on the philosophy of Eid-ul-Fitr. Special prayers were made for end of Islamic world’s troubles, solution of problems, liberation of occupied Muslim territories including Qibla-e-Awwal, success of Kashmir’s blood-stained freedom movement, end of atrocities being committed against oppressed and have-nots of the whole world including oppressed Muslims in Afghanistan, Iraq and Chechnya and integrity and stability of beloved motherland.

Main congregation of Eid-ul-Fitr in Rawalpindi was held at Municipal ground where Quaid-e-Millat-e-Jafariya Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi who is also the chief of the Tehreek Nafaz-e-Fiqh-e-Jafariya led the Eid prayer. He delivered Eid-ul-Fitr sermon and prayed Allah to hasten in reappearance of Imam-ul-Asr (A.S.). He prayed for early restoration of quake-affected in Azad Kashmir and Sarad province, and early recovery of the injured, besides height of ranks of those compatriots martyred in the tremor.