A prayer on Easter
Easter celebrations were held across Pakistan with special church services, candlelight and exchange of Easter eggs.
Agencies
Published
April 5, 2015
Easter Sunday is typically the most well-attended service of the year for Christian churches, commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. In Pakistan, Easter was celebrated nationwide with special church services, candlelight and exchange of Easter eggs which signify 'new life'.
Christian devotees attend a service marking Easter at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Lahore on April 5, 2015. Christians around the world have been marking Holy Week, Easter and the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. — AFP |
Devotees attend a service marking Easter at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Lahore.— AFP |
Christian devotees attend a service marking Easter at St. Joseph's Cathedral in Rawalpindi. — AFP |
A Christian woman lights a candle in front of a religious statue during Easter celebrations at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Lahore. — Reuters |
A woman prays during Easter service at St. Oswald's Church in Lahore.— AP |
Christian devotees embrace while attending a service marking Easter at St. Joseph's Cathedral in Rawalpindi on April 5, 2015.—AFP |
Devotees light candles during Easter service in Karachi.— AP |
Christians pray during Easter service in Karachi.— AP |
Devotees attend a service marking Easter at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Lahore on April 5, 2015.— AFP |
A service marking Easter at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Lahore. — AFP |
Prayers during an Easter service at a church in Karachi, Pakistan.— AP |
Christian devotees attend a service marking Easter at St. Joseph's Cathedral in Rawalpindi.— AFP |
Christians pray during Easter service in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, April 5, 2015.— AP |
Pakistani Christian devotees attend a service marking Easter at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Lahore on April 5, 2015 — AFP |
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mohammad shafique
Apr 05, 2015 05:31pm
happy easter to all our christian brethren in pakistan and elsewhere
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navicool31
Apr 05, 2015 05:31pm
i think if world had followed jesus message in new testament that those sloughter with sword will sloughtered by sword and hate cannot expel hate only love can expel hate then the world would be much better place to live suggestion to dawn please consider ot publish jesus christ message and saying also
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Moe
Apr 05, 2015 05:54pm
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Happy Easter everyone.
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Nizamuddin Ahmad Aali
Apr 05, 2015 06:06pm
Happy Easter to all the Christians of the world, particularly my home town Christians of Karachi.
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Nizamuddin Ahmad Aali
Apr 05, 2015 06:12pm
Daily Dawn photographers deserve complement for such a beautiful pictures. Pictures of exterior free standing churches would have been nice combination. Some day I hope Dawn will publish the pictures of beautiful churches of Pakistan.
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PRATHIT
Apr 05, 2015 06:34pm
@NAVICOOL 31 I'm no christian, I consider myself an atheist. But I think you are absolutely right. Jesus Christ is a fantastic role model . He preached love, tolerance & forgiveness . Something that the world desperately needs today.
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Kamal Pasha.
Apr 05, 2015 06:56pm
Happy Easter to each and every Christian of Pakistan and the world. As good Christians forget and forgive the mistakes of the past.
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Gaurav Arya
Apr 05, 2015 07:19pm
Happy Easter to everyone.
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sanjeet Kumar
Apr 05, 2015 07:22pm
Easter greetings to everyone. I hope this holiday fills your heart and your home with love and joy.
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Dr Khurshid Khan
Apr 05, 2015 07:31pm
Happy Easter to our Christian brothers and sisters all over the world.
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Dr.Cajetan Coelho
Apr 05, 2015 09:18pm
Happy Easter. May peace and joy fill our lives.
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Mohammad Farooq
Apr 05, 2015 09:46pm
Happy Easter to our Christian brothers and sisters in Pakistan.
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John
Apr 05, 2015 10:09pm
Happy Easter
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Beautifulmind
Apr 05, 2015 10:21pm
Happy Easter to all my Pakistani Christian Fellow Citizens. Have a wonderful family time .
from me, and my family from Swat.
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Ahsan Gul
Apr 05, 2015 10:21pm
Happy Easter to my Pakistani brothers and sisters. May God bless us all to live in peace and harmony.
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Ahsan Gul
Apr 05, 2015 10:22pm
Happy Easter to us all in Pakistan.
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AA
Apr 05, 2015 10:33pm
Happy Easter to Pakistan
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truth
Apr 05, 2015 10:45pm
Happy Easter to my christian brothers and sisters in Pakistan!! May Lord save us all from evil.
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Deepak
Apr 05, 2015 10:49pm
It's nice to see minorities perform their prayers in peace. Long live peace and prosperity.
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Shamain 2015
Apr 05, 2015 11:34pm
Prayers......!!
What human is without prayers.
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N.S
Apr 06, 2015 12:36am
Happiest Easter to our Christian brethren. More peace and prosperity for them in coming days. Beautiful and soothing pics.
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N.Sid
Apr 06, 2015 12:44am
Happy Easter. Stunning pictures, the first one and some of them looks like taken somewhere in Vatican. Happy to see Churches in good conditions. Society is like a canvas...minorities add more colors to it, makes it diverse, more cosmopolitan, just like a vase with different flowers looks and feel good. Huge responsibilities for minorities in Islam.
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Mansoor Mehdi
Apr 06, 2015 02:09am
Happy Easter and a blessed Good Friday.
AND
Have a blessed Passover.
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AKNasser
Apr 06, 2015 02:22am
Happy Easter to our fellow Pakistanis.
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Civi varghese
Apr 06, 2015 03:22am
happy easter.thanks dawn news for nice pictures
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Hoti
Apr 06, 2015 04:17am
Pakistani Christians are beautiful people. True people of the land. Happy Easter.
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Sami
Apr 06, 2015 08:22am
Happy Easter to all of our Christian brothers and sisters!
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AYZA
Apr 06, 2015 08:28am
Wishing all a very joyful and peaceful Easter ... lovely pics of serene moments among the faithful. May the Almighty keep everyone safe and bring back peace and stability to our beautiful nation, Ameen.
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Syed Irfan Ali
Apr 06, 2015 10:05am
Very good coverage. Happy Easter to everyone.
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sfoman
Apr 06, 2015 10:17am
Happy Easter to all my Pakistan Christians and all over the work. May you live in peace and harmony
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saima
Apr 06, 2015 10:39am
happy easter to our christians community
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cat
Apr 06, 2015 10:47am
@Moe Amen bother from a Canadian Christian.
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Arsalan
Apr 06, 2015 03:28pm
Happy Easter to all our Christian brothers and sisters in Pakistan! I hope we will live to see a day when all faiths will be able to live in harmony and security in Pakistan.
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Ali
Apr 06, 2015 03:59pm
My best regards to all my Christian brothers. For one time I ask Jesus to show a miracle and put passion into the hearts of all of my countrymen so that there is no more blood spilling amongst us!
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giab
Apr 06, 2015 06:00pm
Happy Easter to our Christian brothers and sisters. baig
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Tab
Apr 06, 2015 06:30pm
Very nice pictures.
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Rev. Eldrick Lal
Apr 06, 2015 08:02pm
It gives me immense joy to see the magnificent pictures of Churches in Pakistan. Also, how my Muslim brothers have congraluted the Christians on the joyous and victorious occasion of Easter. I lauded the efforts of Dawn and their photographers to capture such a stunning pictures.
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Haque Khan
Apr 06, 2015 09:25pm
Happy Easter to you all out there! Have fun and stay blessed.
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Rizwan
Apr 06, 2015 09:57pm
Happy Easter to the Christian community.
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Zack Khan
Apr 06, 2015 10:23pm
I hope one day as a Pakistani nation we all celebrates Easter, Christmas, Diwali and Eid regardless of our race and religion.
As a Pakistani I love all my Christian, Hindus brothers and sisters and wish them best!
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AĶ
Apr 07, 2015 02:58am
Happy Easter and don't forget Happy Passover!
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ERNEST BOWEN (AUSTRALIA)
Apr 07, 2015 08:06am
Thank you all our Muslim brothers and sisters and others for wishing the Christian community on Easter weekend around the world and in Pakistan, Jesus did bring the message of" PEACE" you shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery you shall not steel you shall not bear false witness Honor your father and mother, and you shall love your neighbor as yourself, who is our neighbor every one is our neighbor I pray that there may be PEACE in PAKISTAN my beloved country long live Pakistan
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Kautiliya
Apr 07, 2015 08:09am
The Church and its perimeter must have been well guarded for a change.
Great service by Dawn to Pakistan you deserve an iron cross.
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Asad
Apr 07, 2015 04:53pm
Happy Easter to everyone. Don't know why readers only wishing the christian community in Pakistan, when they should be wishing Christian community all over the world..
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Ali
Apr 07, 2015 07:41pm
I did not know Pakistan had such beautiful cathedrals full of Christian people. The architecture is at par with many churches in India, Indonesia and other great Asian countries.
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Amin khan
Apr 07, 2015 08:55pm
I wish Dawn should have shown easter services in Peshawar. We have over 70k christians in Peshawar. Who we consider them as our Christians Pathans.
People of KP have been very hospitable towards minorities. It is typical paktunwal a tradition.
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Zak
Apr 08, 2015 12:25am
@Rev. Eldrick Lal nice to see the reverend on this forum. Happy Easter to you and All Christians.
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Edgar Khairullah
Apr 08, 2015 02:34am
@Ali
Dawn - You do give a much needed feeling to Christians that they also are the creation of the same One God - thanks. Edgar Khairullah
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white noise
Apr 08, 2015 03:35am
look at them, they look like any ordinary citizen of Pakistan. respect them, share their joys and sorrows, do not judge them on their faith, or you will be judged too and you wont like that at all.
Happy Easter to my Christian brothers and sisters.
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Ignoramus
Apr 08, 2015 05:59am
Truly a Happy Easter...no casualties
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Sh
Apr 08, 2015 07:18am
@Nizamuddin Ahmad Aali. Indeed beautiful pics. Great job by Dawn. Thanks for sharing these. Very happy Easter to our Christian brothers and sisters.
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Arslan Munir
Apr 08, 2015 10:59am
Dawn .. thanks for honoring the minorities. For all the sufferings the minorities go through, it is a bit of relief to relieve the heart ache while seeing these pictures.
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Naseer
Apr 08, 2015 05:14pm
Happy Easter to all our Christian friends in Pakistan and all over the world. May this Easter bring peace and tranquility to the man kind.
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Meher
Apr 08, 2015 05:23pm
Lovely photographs well told story. But in future, I would encourage the journalist to consider the use of simply 'Christian' as opposed to Christian 'devotees'. 'Devotee' is more apt for the followers of certain smaller pockets within a larger religious body, particularly toward one saint. As this piece is about the Church in general, we are simply Christians as One Body, believers of God. If this was about one particularly sect that is devoted to a saint in particular or if this was about a Hindu group, with a special leaning toward a certain deity, a devotion toward a specific saint, deity or power. The word devotee is not generally used for Ahl-e-Kitab, although all three Ahl-e-Kitab religions have smaller pockets of communities like the sufi saint followers in Islam, certain communities within the Catholic church who dedicated to a certain saint, and even in certain Jewish traditions. like the devotees of Padre Pio in europe or the devotees of Data Ganj Bakh in Lahore.
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Meher
Apr 08, 2015 05:25pm
@Arslan Munir What a wonderful comment. Thank you for caring to feel relief for us
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irfan
Apr 09, 2015 01:23pm
Well done, Dawn!
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Jay Patel
Apr 09, 2015 04:04pm
Please provide all security to our Christan, Hindu and Shia muslims.
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VenuBangalore
Apr 10, 2015 08:14am
so many christian people in pakistan ! its really nice to see. i believe in live and let live.
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janan
Apr 11, 2015 04:02pm
cute...the last one.
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