What Persian new year festival is observed in northern Pakistan?
AShab-e-Baraat
BNowruz
CBasant
DBaisakhi
Explanation
– Nowruz, marking the spring equinox and new year in the Persian calendar, is observed by some communities in northern Pakistan, particularly among Ismaili and other communities in Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan, alongside its wider observance across Iran and Central Asia.
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– It marks the spring equinox in the Persian calendar.
Exam Relevance
- Topic: General
- Subtopic: General

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