Hindu community in Karachi lights up night sky with Diwali fireworks

KARACHI: After a lot of confusion over the correct date for the celebrations, the Hindu community in Pakistan gathered to celebrate Diwali, the festival of lights, in huge numbers at their temples as well as during private functions at their homes on Friday.

This year, not only in Pakistan, but all over the world, no one was clear about whether Diwali was to fall on Oct 31 or Nov 1. Earlier, the patron-in-chief of the Pakistan Hindu Council, Dr Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, clarified that Diwali was to fall on Oct 31.