Provincial Minister for Human Rights and Minorities Affairs Khalil Tahir Sandhu has felicitated the Hindu Community of the province on the eve of Holi. The Minister also participated in the main celebrations of Holi Festival at Krishna Mandir along with MPA Shehzad Munshi and others.
Members of the Hindu community offered prayers for national progress and daubed one another with colours throwing scented powder and perfume at each other. Muslims, Christians and Sikhs from various walks of life also joined their Hindu brethren to partake in the celebrations.
Chairman Pakistan Hindu Welfare Council Dr Manohar Chand said that the community was celebrating Holi as the festival of love and gaiety. The celebrations were started with a Puja. Prashad, a religious offering, was also distributed among those present on the occasion.
Minister Human Rights and Minorities Affairs Khalil Tahir Sandhu said that Holi surmounts the barriers of age, sex, status and caste bringing people together.
Prayers for national progress and prosperity were also offered on the occasion. People from the minority communities along with Christians and Sikh said that they were equally responsible for the nation's progress and were cognisant of the pivotal role they had to play in this regard.