WAH CANTT - Three-day Sikh religious and traditional festival Besakhi to be celebrated from April 12 at Gurdwara Punja Sahib Hassanabdal. Talking to this agency, at Gurdwara Punja Sahib, administrator, Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) Tanveer Hussain said that thousands of Sikhs, including 3,000 from India, 500 from Gulf and European countries and around five thousand from rural Sind and FATA would participate in the Sikh religious festival.
He said that three-day event of Besakhi festival was celebrated throughout the world but its celebrations in Pakistan had special importance for being the birthplace of founder of the Sikh religion Baba Guru Nanak at Nankana Sahib and settlement of their last human Guru Govind Singh Maharaj at Hassanabdal.
This event is observed every year on first day of Besakh, the 5th month of the Bikrami calendar falls on April 12 with the recitation of the Guru Granth Sahib, eleventh and the last Guru. The ETPB has finalised all arrangements for around 3,000 Sikh pilgrims in Hassanabdal for their participation in Besakhi festival.
Flower, pet show begins
A three-day Spring Flower and pet show has begun here at POF sports Complex. The flower show was organised by the Pakistan Ordinance Factories (POF) administration in which different organisations, institutions and educational institution have participated.
The show included potted plants as per theme, cut flowers and artistic arrangements with an aim to provide the residents of twin cities of Taxila and Wah a fascinating opportunity to have glimpses of charming colors and fragrance of spring season.
POF Chief, Lt General Omar Mahmood Hayat inaugurated the show.
Wah Cantonment is considered one of the most beautiful cantonment of the Country and POF management has embarked upon a comprehensive plan to enhance its beautification.
He urged the residents of Wah Cantt to join hands with POF Administration for making the city more beautiful and clean.
Various kinds of flowers have been decorated beautifully and tastefully in the flower show which attracted a lot of people to witness the exhibition. Beautiful and rare species of birds and pets have also been brought in the exhibition. POF Administration has eliminated the trees, causing allergy and five thousand plants & trees have been planted in the city this year.
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