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United we stand: Muslims, Hindus celebrate Holi at KPC

The participants armed with coloured powder, spray guns partook in acitivities to mark the religious festival

Our Correspondent March 06, 2015

The participants armed with coloured powder, spray guns partook in acitivities to mark the religious festival. PHOTO: AYESHA SALEEM/EXPRESS

KARACHI: People from all walks of life and religious beliefs took part in the Holi celebrations organised by the Secular Sindh Forum (SSF), in collaboration with the Pakistan Hindu Seva (PHS), at Karachi Press Club (KPC) on Friday.

The participants, armed with coloured powder, spray guns full of coloured water and water balloons, partook in the acitivities to mark the religious festival.

"The essence of Holi is to celebrate colours with friends and family, which is what we wanted to share with our Muslim friends," said Ravi Kumar, spraying colours on his friends.

PHOTO: AYESHA SALEEM/EXPRESS

Secular Sindh Forum Chairperson Raj Kumar told The Express Tribune that the purpose of the event was to show the world that there was no discrimination in Pakistan.

Sohail Abro, one of the participants at the celebration, endorsed this expression of unity and asserted that Pakistan was a peaceful land to live in.

COMMENTS (2)

nyc | 9 years ago | Reply Still waiting for Indians to find a flaw in this and start bashing Pakistan on a Pakistani website.

ali | 9 years ago | Reply "Secular Sindh Forum Chairperson Raj Kumar told The Express Tribune that the purpose of the event was to show the world that there was no discrimination in Pakistan." Whoops, does that mean that the Indian commenters who brigade ET have run out of arguments when we tell them that the majority of Hindus in Pakistan are living in peace?

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