Former finance minister Syed Muhammad Altaf Bukhari on Tuesday greeted people on the auspicious occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr and prayed for peace and prosperity in the region.
In a statement, Bukhari said that people shouldobserve the festival of Eid while remembering the needy and destitute in theirrespective areas.
He said Eid as a special and auspicious occasion imparts a lesson ofreward after the completion of holy month of Ramadhan.
The former minister prayed for the wellbeing ofmankind and hoped that the festival will bring peace, harmony and joy to thepeople in the world in general and Kashmir in particular.
“The festival of Eid is itself a day of reward for the people whoobserve fast in the holy month to seeks mercy and forgiveness from Allahalmighty and the occasion provides an opportunity to the people to unite andstrengthen the bonds of humanity. I pray that let this festival usher in an eraof peace and tranquillity in Kashmir and bring the much needed solace to theconflict ridden inhabitants of the stafe,” he added.