Tag: Eid

Caught between inflation and profiteering

Pre-Eid profiteering has tightened the noose around consumers’ necks. Prices of almost all everyday commodities, including seasonal vegetables and fruits, have witnessed a steep...

Banned outfits outsourcing hides collection

Following the federal government’s ban on the collection of sacrificial animal hides, various banned militant and religious organisations are seeking the help of madrassas...

Sale of animals picks up as Eid nears

Buying of sacrificial animals gained momentum in the city’s markets because of the first Eid holiday on Saturday while prices still remained high. Transportation...

CCPO reviews Eid security plans

Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Ahmad Raza Tahir ordered Lahore Police to ensure effective implementation of his security plan on the eve of Eidul...

CM ensures presence of doctors during Eid holidays

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Saturday that a comprehensive plan had been formulated for ensuring presence of consultants and doctors during Eidul...

Mufti Azam urges unity in Hajj sermon

Mufti Azam Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Abdul Aziz Bin Abdullah delivered hajj sermon in Masjid-e-Nimra at Mount Arafat, urging Muslims to forge unity. More than 2.5...

The lights will stay on during Eid

The Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) has announced that there would be no load shedding during Eidul Azha holidays as a “special gesture” on...

A ‘meaty’ Eid for the needy

The Chhipa Welfare Association (CWA) has finalised a strategy for distribution of meat obtained from collective animal slaughtering in association with shareholders of sacrificial...

Eid preparations of a shoeshine boy

Behroz Khan, a 12-year old boy with curly golden brown hair and light-coloured eyes, offers shoeshine service to every passer-by at a busy city...

QUA’s non-academic staff warns of strike after Eid

The penalisation of corruption at Quaid-i-Azam University is considered by some of its employees as insufficient. Citing this and a number of other issues...

Police help service centres set up for Eid days

The Islamabad police, in connection with elaborate measures on the occasion of Eidul Azha, have established police help service centres at the main markets...

Transporters fleecing passengers leaving for hometowns to celebrate Eid

In a bid to get full advantage of the Eid holidays, thousands of people on Friday thronged all the bus terminals to leave for...

PR handing over 3 trains to private sector after Eid

Pakistan Railway (PR) has decided to hand over three passenger trains to private sector to continue its mail train operations. According to the PR authorities,...

Dry weather on Eid

The Met Office on Friday predicted dry weather in most parts of the country, especially along the Sindh-Makran Coast, during Eid. Dry weather was likely...

Outsiders head for home to celebrate Eid

Like every year on eve of Eid, people from different parts of the province started leaving the city on Friday to celebrate the festivity...

NWA, Mohmand to observe Eid on Sunday

Prominent Ulema in North Waziristan and Mohmand Agency have announced to celebrate Eidul Adha with Saudi Arabia on Sunday, a day before rest of...

CNG stations to remain open up to Nov 10

To facilitate the people on the occasion of Eid, CNG filling stations in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Jhelum, Attock, Chakwal, Faisalabad and Bahawalpur will remain open...