Christmas, Quaid's birthday celebrated.

LAHORE -- Christian community on Wednesday celebrated its religious festival of Christmas with fervour and zeal, while the nation also celebrated the birth anniversary of Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

Government had taken numerous steps to facilitate this minority segment of the country. Various educational institutions, Nazria-e-Pakistan Turst (NPT), Aiwan Karkunan Tehrik-e-Pakistan and others held ceremonies and paid rich homage to Father of the Nation.

The law enforcement agencies including the police had also put in place a foolproof security apparatus around the Churches and Christian settlements as well as parks, food outlets and other recreational places where the Christians were expected to celebrate their festival.

Like the past, the provincial government had set up Special Christmas Bazaars this year as well in Christian settlements in all the districts of Punjab well before the arrival of Christmas, in which flour and other edibles were provided on subsidized rates.

Christian employees of the provincial government had also been given their monthly salaries much earlier enabling them to celebrate Christmas most conveniently.

Various public...