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Pakistan over the week

Agencies Published April 9, 2012
A Japanese tourist makes a call on her cellphone upon arrival at Chaklala Airbase in Rawalpindi on April 8, 2012 after evacuation by the Pakistan Air force from Gilgit. Pakistan on April 7, evacuated 120 foreigners, mostly Japanese tourists who had been stranded in the north of the country following sectarian clashes that killed at least 14 people. ? AFP Photo
A Japanese tourist makes a call on her cellphone upon arrival at Chaklala Airbase in Rawalpindi on April 8, 2012 after evacuation by the Pakistan Air force from Gilgit. Pakistan on April 7, evacuated 120 foreigners, mostly Japanese tourists who had been stranded in the north of the country following sectarian clashes that killed at least 14 people. ? AFP Photo
Pakistani Christians attend Easter Mass in a church in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, April 8, 2012. ? AP Photo
Pakistani Christians attend Easter Mass in a church in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, April 8, 2012. ? AP Photo
Pakistani men take a shelter from the sun under a tree, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday. ? AP Photo
Pakistani men take a shelter from the sun under a tree, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday. ? AP Photo
Pakistani Christian girls jump on a trampoline while celebrating Easter outside St. John's Church in Peshawar, Pakistan, Sunday, April 8, 2012. ? AP Photo
Pakistani Christian girls jump on a trampoline while celebrating Easter outside St. John's Church in Peshawar, Pakistan, Sunday, April 8, 2012. ? AP Photo
Pakistani Christians carry a cross through the streets of Quetta while observing Good Friday April 6, 2012. ? Reuters Photo
Pakistani Christians carry a cross through the streets of Quetta while observing Good Friday April 6, 2012. ? Reuters Photo
Pakistani children riding a donkey-cart, gesture as they get caught in a sand storm on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday. ? AP Photo
Pakistani children riding a donkey-cart, gesture as they get caught in a sand storm on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday. ? AP Photo
A Pakistani Christian prays while attending Easter celebrations at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Lahore April 8, 2012. ? Reuters Photo
A Pakistani Christian prays while attending Easter celebrations at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Lahore April 8, 2012. ? Reuters Photo
A Pakistani boy splashes in a stream in suburbs of Islamabad to beat the heat as summer gets hot in Pakistan. ? AP Photo
A Pakistani boy splashes in a stream in suburbs of Islamabad to beat the heat as summer gets hot in Pakistan. ? AP Photo
A Pakistani Christian girl sits among religious posters on display for sale in a public park during Easter celebrations in Peshawar April 8, 2012. ? Reuters Photo
A Pakistani Christian girl sits among religious posters on display for sale in a public park during Easter celebrations in Peshawar April 8, 2012. ? Reuters Photo
Japanese tourists arrive at at Chaklala Airbase in Rawalpindi near Islamabad April 8, 2012. Pakistan on Sunday evacuated 120 foreigners, mostly Japanese tourists who had been stranded in the north of the country following sectarian clashes that killed at least 14 people, local media reported. ? Reuters Photo
Japanese tourists arrive at at Chaklala Airbase in Rawalpindi near Islamabad April 8, 2012. Pakistan on Sunday evacuated 120 foreigners, mostly Japanese tourists who had been stranded in the north of the country following sectarian clashes that killed at least 14 people, local media reported. ? Reuters Photo

This week saw Easter celebrations among the Pakistani Christians, the evacuation of tourists stranded in the north of Pakistan following sectarian clashes, and the usual moments of daily life. – Photos by Agencies

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