Pakistani, Indian troops exchange sweets on Diwali
Pakistani Rangers and India BSF exchanged pleasantry with each other as goodwill gesture.
(Web Desk) - There are signs that the festivals would bring about a long-awaited thaw in relations between the two neighbours as Indian and Pakistan forces exchange sweets every year on the occasion of national and religious festivals.
In a display of border bonhomie, forces of two-nuclear powers and arch-rivals, Pakistan and India, exchanged the sweets on Diwali, festival of lights, at the Wagah Border in Punjab, reported Indian media.
The Pakistani Rangers and Indian Border Security Foreces (BSF) exchanged pleasantry with each other as goodwill gesture.
Earlier, the two sides had exchanged sweets on the occasion of Eid al-Adha and India s 72nd Independence Day.
On the other hand, members of PTI-led government have also extended their wishes to Hindu community thorough twitter.
Prime Minister Imran Khan took to micro blogging website twitter to extend his wishes to all Hindu citizen on the occasion of Diwali.
Prime Minister Imran Khan
Wishing all our Hindu citizens a happy Diwali.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) November 7, 2018
Besides PM. Other prominent members of the government, including Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Finance Minister Asad Umar, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry, Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari and Sindh Governor Imran Ismail, also took to twitter to wish festival of lights.
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi
I wish our Hindu brethren a happy #Diwali. May the Festival of Lights usher in joy and prosperity for all of you. May light always have victory over darkness, good over evil and knowledge over ignorance.
— Shah Mahmood Qureshi (@SMQureshiPTI) November 6, 2018
Finance Minister Asad Umer
Wishing all the members of the hindu community a very happy diwali
— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) November 7, 2018
Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry
Happy Diwali to Hindus in Pakistan and around the world, DiWali Symbolises Victory of good over evil, the struggle is continuing ... #Diwali
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) November 7, 2018
Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari
Diwali greetings to all our Hindu citizens
— Shireen Mazari (@ShireenMazari1) November 7, 2018
Sindh Governor Imran Ismail
A very happy Dewali
— Imran Ismail (@ImranIsmailPTI) November 7, 2018
