Tag: diwali

Missiles not for Diwali, will use them when needed, Sheikh Rasheed...

RAWALPINDI: Federal Minister for Railways, Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed on Wednesday made it clear to all anti-Pakistan elements that the missiles arsenal Pakistan possesses is...

Different communities gather to celebrate ‘festival of lights’

--Speakers call Diwali a spiritual victory over darkness, ignorance LAHORE: People from different religious communities on Sunday gathered here to celebrate Jashn-e-Diwali, a get together in...

Bollywood celebrates diwali with zeal

The Hindu festival of lights, Diwali, was celebrated around the world Wednesday and members of the Bollywood film fraternity also celebrated the occasion, sharing...

Hindu community celebrates Diwali

LAHORE: The local Hindu community celebrated Diwali with traditional fervour and zeal here on Wednesday. In this regard, a central ceremony was held at Krishna Mandar...

Hindu community celebrates Diwali across Pakistan

LAHORE: The Hindu community living across the country is celebrating Diwali on Wednesday with religious zeal and fervor. Hindu community celebrated the event at their...

Post-Diwali event: Amaranth asks people to experience cultural diversity

-- Hindu community gathers in Lahore to celebrate ‘Festival of Lights’ LAHORE: Hinduism is the third largest belief system in the whole world, and different thoughts...

Al-Khidmat foundation celebrates Diwali across Sindh

KARACHI: Setting a golden example of Muslim-Hindu fraternity, the Sindh Al-Khidmat Foundation celebrated Diwali across the province. On the occasion, the foundation organised gift-distribution...

Diwali unites different faith people at an event

Speakers suggest combatting menace of misunderstanding among different communities   LAHORE: Diwali, the festival of lights, continues to attract people from different faiths to gather and...

New Delhi chokes on toxic haze after frenzied Diwali fireworks

NEW DELHI: New Delhi was shrouded in a thick toxic haze Friday after a night of frenzied Diwali fireworks sent the air quality plummeting...

Diwali – The festival of lights – in pics

  Diwali, also known as the festival of lights, is the biggest festival celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and Buddhists around the world. People from all walks...

Diwali being celebrated with traditional fervour

KARACHI: Festivities linked to Diwali began in the wee hours on Thursday as members of the local Hindu community arranged special worship sessions to welcome...

Zardari felicitates Hindu community on Diwali

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarian (PPPP) President Asif Ali Zardari has greeted the Hindu community on the occasion of Diwali and urged for interfaith...

Karachi CDG makes arrangements to facilitate Hindus on Diwali

KARACHI: The City District Government of Karachi has chalked out an elaborate programme to facilitate the Hindu citizens celebrating the three day festival of Diwali...

Shehbaz Sharif congratulates Hindus on Diwali

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday congratulated the Hindu community on their festival of Diwali and said that this festival promotes a sense...

NA speaker felicitates Hindu community on Diwali

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq reached out to Hindu parliamentarians and the Hindu community on their religious festival of Diwali. The speaker expressed his...

Diwali festival to be observed on Oct 19

  HYDERABAD: Like other parts of the country, three-day celebrations of the Hindu festival Diwali will begin in Hyderabad on October 19. The Hindu community of...

Sindh announces holiday for Hindu community on Diwali

  KARACHI: The Sindh government on Monday announced a holiday on Thursday for the Hindu community on account of the religious festival of Diwali. Diwali, religious occasion...