Our Correspondents Hyderabad\Attock
Hindu community is celebrated “Dewali” a festival of lights on Thursday. The Hindu community up earthen lit lamps in the night and fireworks will also be exhibited to celebrate the festival.
In Sindh, apart from Karachi, Hindu community living in Hyderabad, Matiari, Tando Allahyar, Tando Mohammad Khan, Jamshoro, Badin, Sanghar, Hala, Tando Adam, Shahdadpur and other cities and towns are also celebrating “Diwali” with religious spirit.
Prime Minister Imran Khan has extended greetings to Hindu community on the occasion of Diwali.
Meanwhile as elsewhere in the country the Hindu community of Attock also celebrated their religious festival of Diwali with full enthusiasm and religious fervor.
To mark the day the Hindu community lit earthen lamp to commemorate the return of Lord Rama. At the only temple of Attock “Walmekh” special gathering were held.
Special sermons were delivered preaching love and peace besides special prayers were offered for the brotherhood and prosperity of Pakistan.
Sweets and meals were distributed among all the community. Pandit Sarwan Kumar told reporters that this festival is celebrated to memorize the sacrifices of Shree Ram Chandar Jee who spent almost 14 years in extradition in forests and preached Hinduism.
