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Sindh govt announces public holiday on Holi

KARACHI: The Sindh government Saturday issued a notification to declare March 24 as a public holiday to mark the occasion of Holi.

The move comes days after the National Assembly adopted a resolution to take steps to declare Holi, Diwali and Easter as holidays for minorities.

Earlier, Pakistan Muslim League-N MNA Dr. Ramesh Kumar moved the resolution requesting for national holidays on Diwali, Holi and Easter.

However, no notification was issued by the federal interior ministry officially declaring holidays on Holi, Diwali and Easter.

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.