ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi, along with Begum Samina Alvi, on Tuesday met and exchanged Eid greetings with a large number of people belonging to different walks of life.

Members of the parliament, ambassadors, civil society representatives, staff members of the President House, their families, and a large number of people belonging to various fields of life attended the Eid Milan programme at the Aiwan-e-Sadr on the occasion of Eid ul Fitr.

The president warmly welcomed the guests, met with the ambassadors of different countries, and greeted them on the joyous occasion.

Earlier, President Arif Alvi had offered the Eid prayer at the Faisal Mosque in the federal capital.

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President Dr Arif Alvi while greeting the countrymen on Eid-ul-Fitr, said besides being a day of giving, blessings and forgiveness, it is also an occasion to share joys and sacrificing for the deprived people.

In his message to the nation on Eid ul Fitr, the president prayed to Allah Almighty to make the day a source of joys and eases. He thanked Allah Almighty for blessing the followers with the ability to worship during the Ramadan and said Eid ul Fitr is an occasion to celebrate the capability Allah had bestowed upon Muslims during the holy month.

Arif Alvi said the holy month of Ramadan was a month of spiritual and moral coaching for the Muslims besides being a source of great human traits as well as spiritual righteousness.

He prayed to make all of citizens a source of country’s welfare besides enabling them to play their due role for national security and stability.