Those who fulfilled the ritual of sacrificing animals on the first and second day of Eid-ul-Azha flocked to the numerous parks in the twin cities \u2013 Nawaz Sharif Park, Ayub National Park and Rawal Lake View Park, among others
\nAli Bhai Kamran
\nIslamabad
\nMany people across the country sacrificed their animals on the third day of Eid-ul-Azha on Monday to commemorate the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim (AS) to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to God.
\nThose who fulfilled the ritual on the first and second days of Eid-ul-Azha enjoyed the third day at various recreational parks across the country, while others started returning from their hometowns to resume work on Tuesday as the four-day holiday announced by the government ends Monday.
\nMajor bus stops of Islamabad and Rawalpindi \u2014 in Faizabad and Pirwadhai \u2014 were crowded on Monday as people waited to return to their destinations to resume work or studies.
\nArsalan Zahid, a father of three children, said he went to his father\u2019s house in Bahawalpur for Eid but was returning to resume work Tuesday morning.
\n\u201cThis year I booked the seats in advance to avoid the hassle of not finding seats,\u201d he said.
\nThose who did not buy tickets earlier had to spend their Eid holidays making arrangements for their tickets.
\nZaheer Shah, another passenger at the Faizabad bus stop, said he had been trying for the last two days but succeeded only last night in getting three seats.
\n\u201cWe enjoyed Eid with our parents in Multan but wanted to return earlier to spend time with our friends,\u201d said Zeeshan, an employee at the ministry of housing and works. \u201cBut unavailability of seats ruined all our plans.\u201d
\nHe added transporters were charging extra fares as they knew people had no choice but to pay the prices they had set.
\nThe authorities concerned should take steps to stop the transport mafia blackmailing people, he added.
\nOn swings and slides
\nOn the other hand, those who did not have to face the hassle of booking air, rail or bus tickets continued to enjoy the third day of Eid.
\nThose who fulfilled the ritual of sacrificing animals on the first and second day of Eid-ul-Azha flocked to the numerous parks in the twin cities \u2013 Nawaz Sharif Park, Ayub National Park and Rawal Lake View Park, among others.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s fun to spend Eid at such aesthetically developed recreational spots,\u201d said Amjad, who was at Nawaz Sharif Park with his family.
\nHowever, they too complained of transporters charging exorbitant prices to take them from one destination to the other. A large number of youngsters and families, therefore, managed to reach the parks on motorbikes.
\nPeople also complained about having to pay extra money to park their vehicles at most of the recreational spots.
\nThey were of the view that the government should make entry to all the parks with parking facilities free and the prices of all items at canteens should be checked and controlled by the authorities concerned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Those who fulfilled the ritual of sacrificing animals on the first and second day of Eid-ul-Azha flocked to the numerous parks in the twin cities \u2013 Nawaz Sharif Park, Ayub National Park and Rawal Lake View Park, among others Ali Bhai Kamran Islamabad Many people across the country sacrificed their animals on the third day […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-20245","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-national"},"yoast_head":"\n