{"id":7698,"date":"2026-03-04T19:20:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T14:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/?p=7698"},"modified":"2026-03-04T19:22:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T14:22:38","slug":"7698","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/2026\/03\/04\/7698","title":{"rendered":"PM Shehbaz Sharif extends Holi greetings, calls for religious unity and tolerance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"188\" data-end=\"473\"><strong data-start=\"188\" data-end=\"213\">Islamabad :<\/strong> On the occasion of <strong data-start=\"233\" data-end=\"241\">Holi<\/strong>, Prime Minister <strong data-start=\"258\" data-end=\"276\">Shehbaz Sharif<\/strong> conveyed his warm wishes to Pakistan\u2019s Hindu community, highlighting the importance of fostering interfaith understanding, protecting places of worship, and promoting respect among all citizens.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"475\" data-end=\"684\">In his message, the prime minister said, \u201cToday is an opportunity to recommit ourselves to building a peaceful, inclusive, and prosperous Pakistan, guided by values of tolerance, compassion, and solidarity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"686\" data-end=\"1017\">He described Holi as a celebration that reflects social harmony through its colorful festivities and symbolizes the country\u2019s diverse cultural heritage. Shehbaz Sharif acknowledged the Hindu community\u2019s vital role in strengthening social unity, contributing to economic progress, and supporting a climate of peaceful coexistence.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1019\" data-end=\"1318\">The prime minister reaffirmed that <strong data-start=\"1054\" data-end=\"1155\">Pakistan\u2019s Constitution guarantees freedom of religion and safeguards the rights of every citizen<\/strong>, irrespective of their race, color, religion, or belief. He emphasized the government\u2019s commitment to protecting the rights and dignity of minority communities.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1320\" data-end=\"1523\">Shehbaz Sharif also highlighted government initiatives aimed at reinforcing these principles, including the <strong data-start=\"1428\" data-end=\"1468\">Policy for Interfaith Harmony (2025)<\/strong> and the <strong data-start=\"1477\" data-end=\"1520\">Strategy for Religious Tolerance (2025)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad : On the occasion of Holi, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif conveyed his warm wishes to Pakistan\u2019s Hindu community, highlighting the importance of fostering interfaith understanding, protecting places of worship, and promoting respect among all citizens. In his message, the prime minister said, \u201cToday is an opportunity to recommit ourselves to building a peaceful, inclusive, &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":5161,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[160,2294],"class_list":["post-7698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news","tag-headline","tag-youdigital"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7698"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7698\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7701,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7698\/revisions\/7701"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}