Leaders of Pakistan's minority Hindu community are demanding a national holiday for the festival of Diwali.
According to the BBC, Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, a member of Pakistan's parliament said that he raised the issue with the speaker of the National Assembly on Monday.
He said that it was a basic right of the minority community and that the move would soften Pakistan's international image.
It would also send a message to the public and show that the government is not biased against the minorities, said Vankwani.
Hindus is Pakistan constitute for about four percent of the entire population.
