BAHAWALNAGA Hindu community celebrated Diwali in Bahawalnagar on Sunday.
In a cake cutting ceremony held at the ancient temple of Bahawalnagar, men, women, and children from the Hindu community participated along with a large number of people from the Muslim community.
Jamaat-e-Islami District Amir Waleed Nasir and Hindu religious leaders were also present.
Pandit Lal Chand, Sajan Bhatia, and others said that Diwali is a joyous festival for the Hindu community and that Pakistan is a beautiful and beloved country where minorities are given all the due rights mentioned in the constitution. Amir Jamaat-e-Islami Waleed Nasir said that they had come to participate in the happiness of the Hindu community because their religion gives rights to minorities.