Police official Javed Ahmed says followers of the two local religious leaders pulled out weapons and started shooting Wednesday morning at a mosque in Khuzdar district of Baluchistan province.

The region’s ethnic Pashtuns typically carry rifles in daily life.

Muslims the world over are celebrating Eid Al-Adha, of the Feast of the Sacrifice. The three-day holiday, which started Wednesday in Pakistan, involves slaughter of sheep and cattle in remembrance of Abraham’s near-sacrifice of his son.