Eidul Azha celebrated across Pakistan

Published October 6, 2014
A Pakistani vendor sleeps on a bed along a street next to his sheep, on the Muslim holiday of Eidul Azha, or Feast of Sacrifice, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, at dawn, Monday, Oct. 6, 2014. -Photo by AP
A Pakistani vendor sleeps on a bed along a street next to his sheep, on the Muslim holiday of Eidul Azha, or Feast of Sacrifice, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, at dawn, Monday, Oct. 6, 2014. -Photo by AP
Devotees at the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore on October 6, 2014. -Photo by AFP
Devotees at the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore on October 6, 2014. -Photo by AFP
Pakistani Muslims offer prayers on the occasion of the Eidul Azha, outside a parliament building where anti-government protesters have been camped since mid August, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Oct. 6, 2014. - Photo by AP
Pakistani Muslims offer prayers on the occasion of the Eidul Azha, outside a parliament building where anti-government protesters have been camped since mid August, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Oct. 6, 2014. - Photo by AP
Devotees offer  Eidul Azha prayers outside a mosque in Karachi on October 6, 2014.  - Photo by AFP
Devotees offer Eidul Azha prayers outside a mosque in Karachi on October 6, 2014. - Photo by AFP
Afghan refugees and internally displaced Pakistanis from tribal areas, offer  Eidul-Azha prayers, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Oct. 6, 2014. -Photo by AP
Afghan refugees and internally displaced Pakistanis from tribal areas, offer Eidul-Azha prayers, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Oct. 6, 2014. -Photo by AP
Tahirul-Qadri, front, leads the  Eidul Azha, prayers, attended by Imran Khan, behind Qadri outside a parliament building in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Oct. 6, 2014. -Photo by AP
Tahirul-Qadri, front, leads the Eidul Azha, prayers, attended by Imran Khan, behind Qadri outside a parliament building in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Oct. 6, 2014. -Photo by AP
Girls offer Eidul Azha prayers at the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore on October 6, 2014.  - Photo by AFP
Girls offer Eidul Azha prayers at the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore on October 6, 2014. - Photo by AFP
Afghan refugee children, display their hands that decorated with bangles and painted with henna paste as they celebrate the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Oct. 6, 2014. -Photo by AP
Afghan refugee children, display their hands that decorated with bangles and painted with henna paste as they celebrate the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Oct. 6, 2014. -Photo by AP
Supporters of Tahirul-Qadri get ready to slaughter a cow on the occasion of the Eidul Azha, outside a parliament building, where anti-government protesters are camped, in Islamabad on Monday, Oct. 6, 2014.- Photo by AP
Supporters of Tahirul-Qadri get ready to slaughter a cow on the occasion of the Eidul Azha, outside a parliament building, where anti-government protesters are camped, in Islamabad on Monday, Oct. 6, 2014.- Photo by AP
An Afghan refugee, wearing new clothes, smiles to her friends while she and others celebrate Eid al-Adha,  on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Oct. 6, 2014. — Photo by AP
An Afghan refugee, wearing new clothes, smiles to her friends while she and others celebrate Eid al-Adha, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Oct. 6, 2014. — Photo by AP

Eidul Azha was celebrated all across Pakistan with religious fervour and spirit.

Prayers were offered and the livestock was slaughtered to mark the 10th of Zilhaj.

The day marks the celebration of Eidul Azha or the Festival of Sacrifice, which marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and commemorates Prophet Ibrahim's readiness to sacrifice his son to show obedience to God.

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