LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has offered Eid-ul-Azha prayer in Lahore on Wednesday. Former Chief Minister Punjab Hamza Shehbaz and people from different walks of life also offered Eid prayers with him. Prayers were offered for the country’s security, progress and prosperity on the occasion.
The Prime Minister mingled with the people present there and exchanged Eid greetings with them individually. Later, the premier has extended Eid-ul-Azha greetings to Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Babar Sidhu and Naval Chief Admiral Naveed Ashraf during telephone conversations.
The Prime Minister paid tribute to the professionalism of the armed forces and acknowledged their services and sacrifices for national security.
He said the nation takes pride in its brave soldiers and in the unwavering commitment and sacrifices of the Armed Forces of Pakistan. Praying for the country’s security, progress and prosperity, the Prime Minister also paid tribute to the officers and personnel who are performing their duties in defence of the motherland even on Eid.
The Chief of Defence Forces and the Services Chiefs thanked Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for his Eid greetings and good wishes and prayed for peace, prosperity and happiness for the Prime Minister and the entire nation on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. They also reaffirmed that the Armed Forces of Pakistan are fully prepared at all times for the defence and security of the country.
Moreover, the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also held separate telephone conversations with senior government, constitutional and political figures and exchanged Eid-ul-Azha greetings. He telephoned President Asif Ali Zardari, Governor Punjab Sardar Saleem Haider Khan, Governor Balochistan Jaffar Khan Mandokhail, Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi, Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz, Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah, Chief Minister Balochistan Mir Sarfraz Bugti and Chief Minister Gilgit-Baltistan Haji Gulbar Khan and conveyed Eid greetings.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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