ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways has announced three special trains for Eid Al-Adha to facilitate citizens wanting to travel over the holidays, a spokesman said on Friday.
Eid Al-Adha will begin in Pakistan on Thursday, June 29.
“First Eid special train will run from Quetta to Peshawar on July 26 (Monday),” a spokesperson for Pakistan Railways said. “The second special train will leave Karachi for Lahore on June 27 (Tuesday), while the third will embark from Lahore for Karachi on July 3 (Monday).”
Each year, people from across Pakistan travel to different parts of the country to meet their loved ones over the two Eid holidays. Trains are the most common mode of transportation for people traveling long distances in Pakistan.
Muslims mark the Eid Al-Adha holiday each year by slaughtering animals such as sheep and goats. The meat is shared among family and friends and also donated to the poor.
The festival comes as the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Makkah in Saudi Arabia draws to a close.
