COAS Qamar Bajwa Eid message to the Nation
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ISLAMABAD - The Chief of Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, on behalf of Pakistan Armed Forces, has extended Eid greetings to the nation.
In a tweet early morning Saturday, Director General Inter Services Public Relations Major General Asif Ghafoor quoted the Army Chief as saying, “"Eid-ul-Azha gives us message of peace, happiness, fraternity and selfless sacrifice for humanity."
Eid-ul-Azha, one of the two most important festivals of the Islamic calendar, is being celebrated with full religious fervour and enthusiasm today.On this day, Muslims slaughter an animal -- a goat, sheep, cow, bull or camel -- on the annual festival in a ritual that stems from the story of the Prophet Ibrahim (AS).