AJK celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr with full traditional religious zeal, fervor

MIRPUR (AJK) , (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point news - 21st Mar, 2026) Like the rest of Pakistan, Eid-ul-Fitr was celebrated across Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday with fullest religious zeal and fervor.

The largest Eid prayer gatherings were held at central Eidgahs and central Mosques in the State’s metropolis, district and tehsil headquarters where Ulema in their sermons highlighted the significance of the sanctified festival in the backdrop of the Islamic history and teachings of the religion.

APP AJK Correspondent reported from Mirpur that millions of Muslims thronged to various Eidgahs, mosques and open places in all 10 districts of AJK this morning to offer Eid prayers.

On the occasion, imams prayed for upholding of the teachings of islam, promotion of peace, unity, integrity and harmony among the Muslim Ummah and freedom of Indian Illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir and occupied Palestine from Indian and Israeli unlawful occupation respectively.

Adequate arrangements were made by the divisional and districts administrations at all three divisional and district headquarters for celebrations of Eid festival across the liberated territory.

And in Indian illegally occupied Jammu & Kashmir tension erupted between Kashmiri worshippers and Indian occupying forces at several places post Eid prayers in which scores of youth, engaged in the Kashmir freedom struggle, sustained injuries, particularly in rural and far flung areas says a report reaching here Saturday from across the line of control.

The Indian occupational forces continued complete shutdown of Central Jamia Masjid in occupied Srinagar to keep Kashmiri Muslims deprived of offering Eid prayer besides to avert the threat of Kashmiri muslims' post Eid prayers anti India procession and congregations in the occupied State's capital city.

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