HYDERABAD: Sindhi Cultural Day was celebrated across the province on Sunday with rallies taken out in different cities and towns.
Thousands of people including men, women and children dressed in the cultural attire poured on the streets in the rallies.
Several political parties including Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), Qaumi Awami Tehreek (QAT), Sindh Taraqi Pasand (STP) and other parties organised similar rallies.
Each year, Sindhis in Pakistan and elsewhere celebrate Sindhi Cultural Day on the first Sunday of December.
Donning cultural dresses with Sindhi topi and ajrak, the traditional block printed shawls to spotlight centuries-old rich culture of Sindh, people are celebrating this year’s theme “Ekta” meaning unity. Several seminars and programmes have been organised in this regard.
People also danced to the tunes of Sindhi songs as they moved in the rallies in Qasimabad and Latifabad talukas. Every square inch of the city was brimming with people dancing to the tunes of the cultural songs.
In the evening, events for intellectual discourse were organised by different groups and non-governmental organisations, while Sindhi news and entertainment channels organised cultural and musical events to celebrate the day.
Speaking to APP, Professor Lal Bux Jiskani said that the culture of Sindh preaches unity and respect for all other cultures.
“The Sindhi culture aims to forge unity among all the people living in our country,” he said.
“Sindh is the land of Sufi saints such as Hazrat Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai, Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, Sachal Sarmast, Abdullah Shah Ghazi, Abdullah Shah Ashabi and others who are buried in this land of peace,” Professor Jiskani continued.
“The message of all these Sufi saints was to forge unity, love, brotherhood and affection with each other and to denounce hatred,” he added.