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LokMela2016 at Lok Virsa Islamabad

LokMela2016 at Lok Virsa Islamabad


 

Alongside the colors of Spring, colors of a vibrant and talented Pakistan are spread in Lok Mela 2016 at Lok Virsa from 1st to 10th April 2016. People from all corners the country gathered at the open air space to enjoy cultural and traditional activities on Saturday.

The 10-day festival is drawing to a close, and has hosted pavilions from every province and region. These have included Punjab, Balochistan, Sindh, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, and now Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P).

Below are Pictorial presentations from each pavilion.

Colors of Punjab:

Slideshow:

Videos:

Colors of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa:

Videos:

Colors of Sindh:

Videos:

Colors of Baluchistan:

Slideshow:

Videos:

Colors of Gilgit Baltistan:

Slideshow

Videos:

Random Colors:

Slideshow

 

It was such a great experience going to ‪#‎LokMela‬2016 re-lived some childhood memories like having that colorful sweet “baraf-gola”– loved experiencing provincial cultures. We need more of this sort to build up harmony among cultures & people and it also gives a little booster to economic activity.

Bingo to the organizers, it was very well managed!!!