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Republican National Committee Chairperson Ronna McDaniel also greeted people celebrating the festival.

The PML-N president said that the rights of non-Muslims were enshrined in the Constitution and guaranteed by Islam, and that members of minority communities have played an important role in the formation, defence, construction and development of Pakistan.

Prime Minister Imran Khan took to micro blogging website twitter to extend his wishes to all Hindu citizen on the occasion of Diwali.

Hindu Council of Kenya, speaking to the Star on phone, said all temples and halls are going to be brightly illuminated.

In a display of border bonhomie, forces of two-nuclear powers and arch-rivals, Pakistan and India, exchanged the candies on Diwali, festival of lights, at the Wagah Border in Punjab, reported Indian media. It is celebrated in several faiths and cultures, including by Hindus, Jains and Sikhs.

Diwali is being celebrated in various parts of the country and overseas.

All celebrations end at daybreak, and people then visit friends, relatives and exchange candies and gifts.