Mawlid al-Nabi in Pakistan's Peshawar

Anniversary of Muslims beloved Prophet Muhammad in Peshawar, Pakistan, September 29, 2023. Mawlid al-Nabi is celebrated by Muslims every year on 12th of the Rabi-ul-Awal, the third month of the Islamic Calendar. At least 52 people were killed and over 50 wounded on 29 September in a suicide bombing in Mastung, during a rally celebrating Eid-e-Miladun Nabi, a festival to celebrate the birth of Prophet Muhammad, according to the officer-in-charge of the police station at Mastung, Mohammad Javed Lehri. Pakistan has witnessed a surge in terrorism-related incidents, including sectarian violence between Islamists, following the fall of Kabul to the Afghan Taliban.