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Pakistani Christians will be able to celebrate the Good Friday holiday from next year |
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ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (ANS) -- The Pakistan Minister for Minorities, Mr. Shahbaz Bhatti, has said that Christians will be to able to enjoy a holiday on Good Fridays from next year.
He made this statement while talking to ANS on Easter Sunday (March 12). The Minister pledged in a Christmas ceremony last year that all religious festivals of Pakistani minorities would be celebrated officially. He also said that prayer rooms for non-Muslim inmates would be constructed in Pakistani jails. Mr. Bhatti said he would continue mounting efforts towards the "creation of a society based on peaceful coexistence, social justice, harmony and human dignity." He added: "Easter reminds us of the sacrifice Jesus Christ gave for our redemption. We should join hands to defeat forces of extremism and terrorism and to promote unity and social harmony."
By Dan Wooding and Sheraz Khurram Khan pecial to ASSIST News Service |
