Chinese Muslims in different Pakistani cities gathered?in Islamabad?Saturday to celebrate Eid-Ul-Azha.

Raza Khan, head of the association of the overseas Chinese of the Uyghur nationality in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, hosted a reception at his residency in the capital, Islamabad.

Chinese Muslims in Islamabad, Rawalpindi and nearby cities and diplomats of the Chinese embassy were present at the reception.

Chinese Ambassador Luo Zhaohui greeted all the Muslims with best wishes for their traditional festival. He also presented gifts to them.

Traditional Muslim food was offered and goats were sacrificed at the reception.

Raza Khan, who visited some cities of China's Xijiang Uygur Autonomous Region last month, told Xinhua that he was impressed with the economic development there.

He said that people of different nationalities in Urumqi, capital of Xijiang, are cooperative with each other and everyone he met is happy and has some business to do.

He said that the railroads and express highways between the cities he visited show a good symbol of prosperity.