Eid Milad-un-Nabi (Peace Be Upon Him) is being celebrated with religious zeal and fervour in Pakistan and across the world today (Tuesday), commemorating the birth of the Holy Prophet (PBUH).
The sacred day dawned with 31-gun salute in Islamabad and 21-gun salutes in all the provincial capitals to pay homage to the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). The federal government had announced public holiday in all educational institutes and government offices for the occasion.
Special prayers were offered in mosques for upholding and flourishing of Islam and unity, solidarity, progress, and welfare of the Muslim Ummah.
Streets, roads, markets and buildings had been beautifully decorated and illuminated with lights, colours and banners bearing writings about the celebration of Eid Milad-un-Nabi (PBUH).
A number of activities, including processions, seminars, conferences and discussion programmes have organized across the country to mark the annual religious event.
