Christian community in Pakistan celebrates Christmas today

Lahore: Like the rest of the world, the Christian community in Pakistan is also celebrating Christmas today (Wednesday).

A Christmas prayer service was organized at St Patrick's Church in Karachi, which was attended by a large number of Christian community members.

A Christmas prayer service was held at St France Church in Hyderabad late at night and sweets were distributed.

Christian women, children, and youth participated in the service and prayed for the prosperity and security of the country and nation.

Christian women in Faisalabad shopped for Christmas, while there was a 20 percent discount for the Christian community at the Christmas Bazaar in Gujranwala.

Bakeries and cake shops in Quetta are bustling with cakes designed for Christmas. The Christian community in Lahore is also excited to celebrate Christmas.

Prayer services are being held in churches in Sargodha, while cakes were cut in the churches of Sukkur to celebrate Christmas.

On the occasion of Christmas, churches and houses in Peshawar, like the rest of the country, are beautifully decorated. The Christian community decorated their houses with Christmas trees.

President Asif Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have extended Christmas greetings to the Christian community in Pakistan and around the world.

In his message, the President said that Christmas inspires love, generosity, mercy, unity, and hope.

The Prime Minister said that on Christmas, they should reflect on the message of peace, brotherhood, and love. The Government of Pakistan is committed to protecting the rights of all religious communities.