Eid shopping reaches at climax across AJK

MIRPUR (AJK) , (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point news - 12th Mar, 2026) As the countdown to Eid ul Fitr is getting closed to its conclusion, markets throughout Azad Jammu Kashmir, including the thickly-populated Mirpur district, wore a festive look these days as people came out in large number at the last leg of their busiest Eid shopping.

Residents use to throng the markets in major cities including the State’s metropolis Muzaffarabad, Mirpur, Kotli, Bhimbher, Rawalakot, Palandri, Bagh to buy groceries, clothes, shoes and edibles.

Eid-ul-Fitr which marks the end of Holy month of Ramazan is likely to be celebrated in AJK most probably on March 20 subject to the sighting of Shawaal moon.

The APP AJK correspondent reports from Mirpur, the ancestral city of over a million of UK-based Kashmiri expatriates, the business hub Shaheed Chowk, F/1, Naangi and Allama Iqbal Road in the city witnessing a heavy rush of shoppers, leading to traffic chaos on all major routes.

Traffic wardens had a tough time managing the traffic particularly since past few days

It emerged that thumping majority of the masses was found busy in Eid shopping in various AJK cities particularly since Sunday last as only a single week was left in arrival of the Holly festival of Eid ul Fitr much likely to be celebrated on March 20 across the country including AJK subject to sighting of Shawal moon.

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