PM Imran felicitates Christian community on Easter

On his twitter handle, Imran Khan posted, “Wishing all our Christian citizens a happy Easter”.

Wishing all our Christian citizens a happy Easter.

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) April 4, 2021

Meanwhile, Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser and Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan Suri also extended warm wishes to the Christian members of the Parliament and the Christian community on the auspicious occasion of Easter.

In their felicitation message, Asad Qaiser said that Jesus Christ (A.S.) was ordained by Almighty Allah to preach love, peace, tolerance and brotherhood.

Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan Suri in his message said, that Islam gives equal rights to the minorities and our Constitution grants minorities equal participation in all walks of life.

Easter is one of the religious festivals celebrated by Christians every year around the world. The day usually celebrated on the first Sunday after the full moon marks the culmination of the 40 day period of fasting also known as ‘Lent’.

Like rest of the world, Christian community in Pakistan is also celebrating Easter today. This year Easter falls on Sunday (April 04).