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Updated 13 Sep, 2016 03:56pm

Pakistanis celebrate Eid with prayers, sacrificial animals and selfies

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KARACHI: Eidul Azha festivities in Pakistan began Tuesday, with people attending congregational prayers in the morning, donning new clothes and preparing their animals for sacrifice.

Security was stepped up in various cities on Eid, and security forces in Shikarpur foiled a suicide blast at an imambargah during prayers.

This roundup of photos shows how Eid is being celebrated around the country:

A child watches adults attending Eid prayers in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on September 13, 2016. ─ Reuters

Preparing for the slaughter of a cow on the first day of Eid in Karachi on September 13, 2016. ─ AFP

A group of youngsters pose for selfie outside Badshahi Mosque after attending Eid prayers in Lahore on September 13, 2016. ─ AFP

A man serves himself some tea as he waits for the start of Eid prayers in Peshawar, Pakistan on September 13, 2016. ─ Reuters

Children look out of a window during the Eid prayers at a mosque in Karachi on September 13, 2016. ─ AFP

Eid prayers being offered at a mosque in Karachi on September 13, 2016. ─ AFP

Men hugging and wishing each other after attending Eid prayers at a mosque in Karachi on September 13, 2016. ─ AFP

Women attend Eid prayers in Lahore on September 13, 2016. ─ AFP

A boy with an injured foot participates in Eid prayers outside Islamabad's Lal Masjid on September 13, 2016. ─ AFP

Men prepare to sacrifice a camel during Eid in Peshawar, Pakistan September 13, 2016. ─ Reuters

People attend Eid prayers at the railway ground in Karachi, Pakistan, September 13, 2016. ─ Reuters

A policeman stands guard outside Badshahi Mosque as people offer Eid prayers in Lahore on September 13, 2016. ─ AFP

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