On Friday, almost all bus stops of Islamabad and Rawalpindi including the biggest terminals at Pirwadhai, Soan, Fiazabad and Karachi Company were packed with people who were leaving the city ahead of the Eid-ul Fitr.
Majority of the people, belonging to different parts of the country, have left for their hometowns to celebrate the religious festival of Eid-ul-Fitr with their near and dear ones.
A large number of people started to leave the city on Thursday to spend more time with their relatives, leaving the Federal Capital deserted while others are also moving to their destinations through different means of transportation.
A heavy rush of people going back to their native areas was observed on Friday and many of them could no managed to get seat in buses and trains.
“It remains difficult for me to take leaves and visit my home town with my family members during routine working days, and the weekly Eid holidays have made it possible for us to have more fun during Eid,” Mehran, a government employee said.
“I will perform the ritual of the Eid with my family members and enjoy long holidays,” he said.
Students are also enthusiastic about getting to take a long break from their study routine during Eid holidays and they will resume studies with fresh minds and renewed spirits.
“We cannot manage to visit our home town on Eid-ul-Alzha due to tight schedules, but this time we will enjoy spending time with our grandparents who are living at Quetta, Balochistan,” Sarish and Amjad said.
“We hardly get a chance to see our grandparents as our parents are federal government servants but this time we are very excited because of long Eid holidays,” they said.
The Interior Ministry has notified five holidays for Eid-ul-Fitr and the government servants and most of the private sector employees will have five non-working days.
