Times of Islamabad

Green Balloons with Pakistan Zindabad slogans at Indian festival irks government, FIR launched

Green Balloons with Pakistan Zindabad slogans at Indian festival irks government, FIR launched

ISLAMABAD – Green-coloured balloons with ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogan writtenon them were found at the site of the International Gita Festival, 2018being held in Kurukshetra city of Haryana, India.

According to Kashmir Media Service (KMS), the festival is being organisedin Kurukshetra from December 7 to 23, in which Mauritius is the partnercountry and Gujrat the partner Indian state.

Children were found playing with these balloons, police has said.

An FIR has been registered in this regard following a complaint by Malkhan,a home guard, who found these balloons in the hands of children at thefestival, Chhauto Ram, SHO, Adarsh police station said. “We are probing whobrought these balloons and gave them to the children,” he said.

The police were told that some youth were found carrying these balloons,but they could not be traced, the officer said.

Superintendent of Police, Kurukshetra, Surinder Pal Singh said one suchballoon was also found near a police check-post. He said CCTVs were beingchecked to gain clues about the persons. – APP