ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has felicitated the pilgrims of Hajj-e-Akbar and prayed for the blessings of Allah Almighty upon the Muslim Ummah and Pakistan.

In a message on Friday, the Prime Minister said today is a special blessed day to seek forgiveness and mercy of Allah. He appealed to the Hujjaj to offer special prayers for the unity of the Muslim Ummah and progress, prosperity and deliverance from epidemics and diseases for the whole mankind.

The Prime Minister prayed that may Pakistan be relieved of debt and economic difficulties and become economically self-reliant. He also prayed for liberation of occupied Palestine and Kashmir and deliverance of the oppressed humanity from sufferings.