Facts about Pakistan

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 Shab-e-Barat is also celebrated as a remembrance day of deceased family and friends. Special illumination of the mosques takes place and food is distributed among the poor. It is also a time when children participate in fireworks. After distribution of the food the Qur'an is read and prayers are said; then most Muslims visit cemeteries and put flowers and lights on the graves of deceased family and friends.
Other religions in Pakistan also have special festivals or rituals and holidays, with Christmas and Easter being the special ones of the 750,000 Pakistani Christians. Christmas coincides with the birthday of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Pakistan's founder, so both Muslims and Christians celebrate on this day.
The main festival of the Buddhist community is Beisakhi Purnima, the day on which Buddha was born; it is the same calendar date when later in his life he is believed to have attained his great wisdom of enlightenment.
Parsi citizens of Pakistan celebrate their New Year (Nao rooz) on 21 March. Approximately 5500, Parsies live near Karachi, Pakistan’s first capital. Set on the shore of the Arabian Sea, is a center of commerce and industry.
Pakistani Hindus also have a number of festivals; the two most special ones are Diwali (Festival of Lights) and Holi (Festival of Colors). The Festival of Lights is held in Lahore at the Shalimar Gardens, which are filled with multicolored lights and where folk music and dances are performed.
A colorful and interesting festival is held in KPK Province in April, in the Peshawar stadium. Events include the famous Khattak dance of the Pathans and musical concerts; tribal people participate in colorful costumes.
During Eid, tribesmen gather around the shrine of Hazrat Baba Kharwari in Ziarat Valley, and wrestling and marksmanship contests are held. A large number of people visit it regularly to offer sacrifices in memory of the Great saint.
The Quaid-e-Azam Residency in Ziarat Valley was Muhammad Ali Jinnah's residence during his last illness and now houses relics of him and is a highly revered sacred site. It was originally built in l882 by the British and used by the agent to the governor as his summer headquarters.
Takht Bhai is one of the holy places of Buddhism. The Buddhist monastery of Takht Bhai stands 500 feet (152 meters) high above the plain on the hill. The Buddhists selected this spot to construct a religious complex where the monks and students could pursue their rituals and studies. The main stupa is surrounded on three sides by chapels in which images of both the Buddha and Bodhisattva were installed.
Makli Hill, near Thatta town is where more than one million graves of Kings, queens, saints, scholars, philosophers, and soldiers are located. Gravestones and mausoleums are considered masterpieces in stone carving representing different eras of History and dynasties
Other religions in Pakistan also have special festivals or rituals and holidays, with Christmas and Easter being the special ones of the 750,000 Pakistani Christians. Christmas coincides with the birthday of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Pakistan's founder, so both Muslims and Christians celebrate on this day.
The main festival of the Buddhist community is Beisakhi Purnima, the day on which Buddha was born; it is the same calendar date when later in his life he is believed to have attained his great wisdom of enlightenment.
Parsi citizens of Pakistan celebrate their New Year (Nao rooz) on 21 March. Approximately 5500, Parsies live near Karachi, Pakistan’s first capital. Set on the shore of the Arabian Sea, is a center of commerce and industry.
Pakistani Hindus also have a number of festivals; the two most special ones are Diwali (Festival of Lights) and Holi (Festival of Colors). The Festival of Lights is held in Lahore at the Shalimar Gardens, which are filled with multicolored lights and where folk music and dances are performed.
A colorful and interesting festival is held in KPK Province in April, in the Peshawar stadium. Events include the famous Khattak dance of the Pathans and musical concerts; tribal people participate in colorful costumes.
During Eid, tribesmen gather around the shrine of Hazrat Baba Kharwari in Ziarat Valley, and wrestling and marksmanship contests are held. A large number of people visit it regularly to offer sacrifices in memory of the Great saint.
The Quaid-e-Azam Residency in Ziarat Valley was Muhammad Ali Jinnah's residence during his last illness and now houses relics of him and is a highly revered sacred site. It was originally built in l882 by the British and used by the agent to the governor as his summer headquarters.
Takht Bhai is one of the holy places of Buddhism. The Buddhist monastery of Takht Bhai stands 500 feet (152 meters) high above the plain on the hill. The Buddhists selected this spot to construct a religious complex where the monks and students could pursue their rituals and studies. The main stupa is surrounded on three sides by chapels in which images of both the Buddha and Bodhisattva were installed.
Makli Hill, near Thatta town is where more than one million graves of Kings, queens, saints, scholars, philosophers, and soldiers are located. Gravestones and mausoleums are considered masterpieces in stone carving representing different eras of History and dynasties.