Eid al-Adha observed in Peshawar, Pakistan

Pakistani Muslims are performing prayers on the first day of Eid al-Adha in Peshawar, Pakistan, on June 17, 2024. Eid al-Adha is the holiest of the two Muslim holidays celebrated each year. It marks the yearly Muslim pilgrimage (Hajj) to visit Mecca, the most sacred place in Islam. Muslims are slaughtering a sacrificial animal and splitting the meat into three parts: one for the family, one for friends and relatives, and one for the poor and needy