Massive Eid congregations took place in all parts of the country where millions of Muslims gathered for Eidul Fitr prayers.
On the occasion, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has extended heartfelt greeting to the people of the country and leaders of the Muslim world and said the country was going through a war against terrorism.
The prime minister said, “The country is going through a war against terrorists. Officers and jawans of the Pakistan armed forces are sacrificing their lives for restoring law and order in the country.”
“Eid day teaches us happiness, thankfulness, brotherhood and empathy,” he added in his message to nation on the occasion.
The prime minister maintained the holy month of Ramazan emphasises forbearance, patience and sacrifice and it was necessary for the people to continue practising these characteristics even after Ramazan besides sticking to Islamic principles.
“Today the country is facing threats from internal and external enemies,” he said, highlighting the need to stay protected from “hatred, sectarianism and all sorts of extremism”.
He said, “We need to be united for integrity and stability of the country besides not letting any conspiracy to succeed.”
“It is our collective responsibility to strengthen economy, society and national solidarity” he added. He noted that incumbent government was making all-out efforts for country’s economic revival, stability of society and maintaining law and order. “We need to make joint efforts for putting the country on the road to progress,” he said.
He prayed to the Allah Almighty to elevate ranks of all martyrs and express solidarity with their family members. “Today we also pray to the Allah Almighty to elevate ranks of martyrs of Jaffar Express incident and equally share the grief of their family members. We need to remember our innocent brothers who are facing atrocities in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir besides Palestine. Pakistan is standing with the freedom struggle of people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir and Palestinian people and would continue supporting them.”
He appealed to the international community to play its due role in stopping human rights violations and solve their genuine problems.
PM Shehbaz also had a telephone call with Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, Crown Prince of the State of Kuwait. He extended warm greetings to him, Amir of the State of Kuwait Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and the people of Kuwait.
He recalled the historical brotherly ties between the two countries, and reaffirmed Pakistan’s desire to further strengthen its cordial relations with Kuwait for mutually rewarding cooperation. He fondly recalled his warm and productive meeting with the crown prince in New York last year on sidelines of the UN General Assembly’s annual session.
In a telephone call, PM Shehbaz conveyed his warm greetings and best wishes President of Republic of Turkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as well as to the brotherly people of Turkiye, on Eid.
