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Eid Al-Fitr celebrated in Pakistan
Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan, the Muslim calendar’s ninth and holiest month during which followers are required to abstain from food, drink and sex from dawn to dusk
Pakistani Muslims hug after offering Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Badshahi Masjid Mosque in Lahore on August 20, 2012. Millions of Muslims across Asia began celebrating the Eid al-Fitr holiday on August 19, with a month of fasting giving way to feasting, family reunions and raucous festivities. (AFP/Getty Images)
Pakistani Muslims offer Eid al-Fitr prayers in Karachi on August 20, 2012. Eid al-Fitr, the final day of Ramadan, celebrates the purification achieved by a month of sunrise-to-sunset fasting, one of the five pillars of Islam and is marked by several days of festivities. (AFP/Getty Images)
A Pakistani balloon vendor waits for customers near a mosque where Muslims offer Eid al-Fitr prayers in Karachi on August 20, 2012. Millions of Muslims across Asia began celebrating the Eid al-Fitr holiday on August 19, with a month of fasting giving way to feasting, family reunions and raucous festivities. (AFP/Getty Images)
Pakistani Muslims offer Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Badshahi Masjid Mosque in Lahore on August 20, 2012. Millions of Muslims across Asia began celebrating the Eid al-Fitr holiday on August 19, with a month of fasting giving way to feasting, family reunions and raucous festivities. (AFP/Getty Images)
Pakistani Muslims offer Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Badshahi Masjid Mosque on August 20, 2012. Millions of Muslims across Asia began celebrating the Eid al-Fitr holiday on August 19, with a month of fasting giving way to feasting, family reunions and raucous festivities. (AFP/Getty Images)
