Holi festival celebrated in District Buner under the AAWAZ Program
For the first time since 1947, members of Hindu community celebrated Holi in District Buner under the AAWAZ program. AAWAZ District Forum and AAWAZ UC forum Noorizai arranged the program at a short notice of 2 hours. It was a small scale program but Hindu, Sikh and Muslims celebrated the event together. A leader of Hindu community briefed the participants about the historical background ‘Holi’. Mr. Ajaz Durrani, Program Specialist SPO briefed the participants about AAWAZ Program and SPO. Mr. Haroon Bacha, Chairperson ADF spoke about the importance of peace and social harmony. The celebration began with cake cutting by Master Summit, a child from Hindu Community. All the participants danced and expressed happiness especially the excitement and joy of the children was worth witnessing. Mr. Bansiri Lal, leader of the Hindu Community said that after 1947 we are celebrating HOLI openly in District Buner for the first time. Others said that we were scared of the extremist views of some Muslim religious leaders. The event was highly praised by Muslims and Sikhs community members; even the district administration appreciated the efforts.