Christians celebrates Christmas with religious zeal and fervor in AJK.

MIRPUR [AJK] -- Christmas, the religious festival of Christian fraternity, was celebrated in AJK including all three districts of Mirpur division on Friday with full traditional religious fervor and devotion and with the renewed pledge to continue fanning the teachings of Jesus Christ (AS) for maintaining complete harmony, brotherhood, love and affection among the humanity.

The Christian community in the area prayed through special prayer services for the progress, prosperity and sovereignty of Pakistan and the freedom of Occupied Kashmir from long Indian subjugation.

They prayed for the unity, solidarity, progress and prosperity of Pakistan coupled with the renewal of the pledge to perform an active role for the stability, progress and prosperity of Pakistan side by side the majority Muslim community of the country.

Special Christmas ceremonies were held at various places in Mirpur district including the local Municipal Corporation hall under the auspices of Christian Welfare Foundation the central organization of local Christian community, with the coordination of the local social welfare and public representative organizations of the local Muslim population to celebrate the Christmas with great enthusiasm and devotion and religious zeal and fervor.

The ceremonies were also attended by large number of people from classes of the Christian community. The venues of the ceremonies were beautifully decorated with colorful buntings and banners. Special gifts were distributed among the children and the social workers

Addressing the ceremonies, speakers - the leaders of Christian Welfare Foundation including Paster Naveed Qaiser...

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