Pakistan on Alert for Muslim Festival
Security has been stepped up across Pakistan for the annual Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha to prevent violence that has marred previous years. Mullahs and militant leaders led prayers for the festival of sacrifice under the eyes of police and paramilitaries. Muslims in Indian-administered Kashmir marked Eid by praying for peace in the divided region and for friendship between India and Pakistan. In Bangladesh, clerics led prayers asking for the people of Iraq to be spared war. Full Story