ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: People are ready to welcome new year with a lot of spirit and joy as new year is the time of enthusiasm, optimism, and hope for a better, peaceful, and more stable future.
It is the largest global celebrations including Pakistan to marks the last day of the year and to welcome year with new hopes. Resolutions are made, new aspirations are born, and goals are decided for the coming time.
Some major cities organize fireworks show, which are set off at midnight and host cultural festivals, music festivals, modern day New Year parties, and live concerts which help people forget all their past troubles of the past, and move ahead to the new time with smiles and cheers all around.
Having a party is one of the best ways to spend quality time on that glorious night. People throw a get-together at home with friends or family members to have a wonderful time.
A college student Amnah Saeed said, “It brings hope, keenness and happiness in the lives of general people. People exchange greetings on new year that’s gives a new hope for the next year”.
People go outside for shopping to avail new year special discount offers on various stores and become the part of outside crowd; buy gifts, clothes, jewelry, shoes and other things for you and your family to celebrate the occasion.
A youngster Ahad Malik, “I have planned bar.b.que party and fire work with my friends on night of December 31, new year night always bring pleasure and new hope for us.”
The excitement and enthusiasm is quite noticeable on faces of girls and boys in malls. Shopkeepers make special arrangements for new year night by decorating their shops with lighting and music to reflect the joyous spirit and to attract the shoppers.
A worker at a bakery Imran Asad said, “We have received a considerable number of orders for new year. The sale of cupcakes and cakes had increased considerably, and would increase further in the start of new year.
Some restaurants and cafes offer special new year deals for food lovers and some pizza points introduces special buy one get one offer on such occasions.
