PM Khan greets Hindu community on Holi 'festival of colors'

Students of different schools celebrate the Holi, the spring festival of colours in Lahore, Pakistan, on March 27, 2021. (AFP)

• Event to celebrate the start of spring and end of winter for Hindus across the country 
• Hindus make up 2 percent of Pakistan’s total population of 220 million 

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday extended his greetings to the country’s Hindu community on the occasion of Holi. 
“Wishing all our Hindu community a very happy Holi, the festival of colors,” Khan said in a tweet. 

Wishing all our Hindu community a very happy Holi, the festival of colours.

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) March 28, 2021

Holi marks the end of winter and the start of spring and is also known as the “festival of colors.” 
Senate Chairman Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani also extended his greetings to the Hindu community, saying that the occasion was “an opportunity to share happiness.” 
“We have to share happiness and work together for the development of Pakistan,” Sanjrani said in a statement on Sunday before commending the Hindu community for playing a “vital role in the development of the country.” 
Hindus make up 2 percent of Pakistan’s total population of 220 million, with a vast majority residing in the southeastern province of Sindh.