Pakistan’s senior political leaders are set to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr across their hometowns and major cities on Saturday, it was reported on Friday.
According to party and official sources, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz will celebrate Eid in Raiwind, while Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is scheduled to spend Eid in Lahore.
Senior ruling party figures Hamza Shehbaz, Salman Shehbaz and federal minister Attaullah Tarar are also expected to celebrate Eid in Lahore.
Among other Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders, Rana Sanaullah will offer Eid prayers in Faisalabad, while Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif is set to mark the occasion in Sialkot.
Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider Khan is expected to offer Eid prayers at Lahore’s historic Badshahi Mosque, while Punjab Assembly Speaker Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan will celebrate Eid in Khudian Khas.
Veteran political leader Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, former Punjab chief minister Parvez Elahi, and federal ministers Chaudhry Salik Hussain and Chaudhry Shafay Hussain will celebrate Eid in Gujrat.
PML-N leaders Khawaja Saad Rafique, Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman and Ali Pervaiz Malik are also scheduled to celebrate Eid in Lahore.
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Chief Minister Sohail Afridi is expected to celebrate Eid in his native area, while Governor Faisal Karim Kundi will offer Eid prayers in Dera Ismail Khan.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Speaker Babar Saleem Swati will celebrate Eid in Mansehra, while Peshawar High Court Chief Justice S.M. Atiq Shah is expected to mark the occasion in his native district of Charsadda.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan will offer Eid prayers in Buner, while former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Pervez Khattak will celebrate Eid in Nowshera.
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman is set to celebrate Eid in Dera Ismail Khan, while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly opposition leader Dr Ibadullah will offer Eid prayers in Shangla.
Awami National Party (ANP) provincial president Aimal Wali Khan will offer Eid prayers in Charsadda, while Qaumi Watan Party chief Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao is also expected to celebrate Eid in Charsadda.
