Hindu community celebrates 'Holi' across Pakistan

Hindu community celebrates 'Holi' across Pakistan

Lahore: Hindus community in Pakistan is celebrating Holi, the festival of colours that falls in the lunar month of Phalguna of the Hindu calendar, by splashing colours on each other today (Sunday).

Holi, which is a popular Hindu spring festival of colors, is observed in Pakistan at the end of the winter season on the last full moon of the lunar month.

Top political leadership of Pakistan wished happy Holi to the Hindu community. Imran Khan, PTI supremo took to Twitter to deliver Holi message.

PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari and chairman Bilawal Bhutto also congratulated the community on the festival.

Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif also felicitated the community adding that Hindus along with other minorities had equal rights.