KARACHI: Chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, has extended his heartiest congratulations and warm wishes to the Hindu community of Pakistan and to everyone celebrating Diwali around the world.
The PPP chairman said that every lamp lit for Diwali carries a message of peace, hope, love and light, one that rises above distinctions of religion, colour and race to brighten every heart and every home.
He said the Hindu community is an inseparable part of Pakistan, and its contribution to nation-building and development is invaluable. “Our joys and our sorrows are shared,” he said.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that under the unanimously adopted Constitution given to the country by Quaid-e-Awam Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, all non-Muslim citizens are entitled to equal rights and opportunities.
Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto struggled to secure an effective role for minorities in national decision-making, he noted, while President Asif Ali Zardari, by marking 11 September as National Minorities Day, drew attention to the services of minorities and the part they play in national life. He said the PPP remains committed to protecting the rights and promoting the welfare of all minorities.
Extending his good wishes to Pakistan’s Hindu community, he said: “May the lamps of happiness always stay lit in your lives, and may every home glow with the light of peace, love and prosperity. Happy Diwali!”
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