Tag: Christmas

Christian community celebrate Christmas in KP

PESHAWAR: Like other parts of the country, the Christian community celebrated Christmas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Tuesday. Churches in the province were decorated in...

Sindh IGP visits Saddar church to offer Christmas greetings

KARACHI: On the occasion of Christmas, Sindh Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Sayed Kaleem Imam along with senior police officials on Tuesday paid...

‘Protection of minorities’ rights one of government’s top priorities’

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday said that protecting the rights of minorities is among the top priorities of the...

Iraq officially announces Christmas Day as national holiday

The Iraqi Cabinet approved a law to mark Christmas Day, December 25, as an official holiday across the country "on the occasion of the...

President, PM extend Christmas greetings

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi said that the government of Pakistan held sacrosanct the principle of equal rights and freedom for all citizens irrespective of...

PM striving to materialise Quaid’s dream: Buzdar

--CM extends Christmas greetings, lauds role of Christian community in national development LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Monday said Prime Minister Imran Khan was...

No load shedding on Christmas, directs PM

ISLAMABAD: On the special directions of Prime Minister Imran Khan, the Power Division has issued orders to electricity distribution companies (DISCOs) to restrict power outages...

Humbug! Hanover coach slashes struggling squad’s Christmas break

MUNICH: Bundesliga strugglers Hanover 96 have had their Christmas holiday slashed to just three days by furious coach Andre Breitenreiter, who had originally threatened...

CCPO lauds Christian cops’ professionalism

LAHORE: Lahore Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) B A Nasir on Saturday lauded the professionalism of police officers and officials belonging to the Christian community...

Minorities will have equal rights in ‘new Pakistan’, says minister

LAHORE: Punjab Senior Minister Abdul Aleem Khan has said that all minorities would be provided with equal opportunities in “new Pakistan” and there would be...

Egyptian Copts to celebrate Christmas after bloody year

CAIRO: Police in Egypt are boosting security around churches as Coptic Christians prepare to celebrate Orthodox Christmas on Sunday (Jan 7) after a year...

Pakistan embassy in Washington holds Christmas celebrations

ISLAMABAD: ‘All Neighbours’, a community organisation comprising mostly of Pakistani origin Christians celebrated Christmas at the Embassy of Pakistan, Washington DC, says a press release...

‘The Last Jedi’ tops Christmas box office in North America

NEW YORK: The force was with Disney as the latest Star Wars movie "The Last Jedi" beat out the competition to top the Christmas...

Pakistan Red Crescent distributes gifts among Christian community

LAHORE: The Pakistan Red Crescent (PRC) held a ceremony to celebrate Christmas at the Cathedral Church Lahore on Tuesday. PRC Chairman Dr Saeed Elahi was the chief...

‘We are many, and God is with us’: Christmas spirit shines...

ISLAMABAD: One week before Christmas, more than 400 people were crowded into a worship service at Bethel Memorial Methodist Church in the southwestern city...

Church in London displaying chandelier made of recycled refugee clothing

As a group of homeless men doze on pews, and colourful T-shirts and baby shoes hang low from the ceiling, London’s St James’s Church...

Pakistani Christians mark Christmas days after tragic church attack

QUETTA: Pakistan deployed commandos inside and around a church in the southwestern city of Quetta Monday as its grieving but defiant congregation marked Christmas...