Easter in Pakistan

Published April 23, 2011
Christians pray during a special Good Friday service at St Andrew's Church in Karachi on April 22, 2011. - Photo by AFP.
Christians pray during a special Good Friday service at St Andrew's Church in Karachi on April 22, 2011. - Photo by AFP.
Christians pray during a special Good Friday service. - Photo by AFP.
Christians pray during a special Good Friday service. - Photo by AFP.
Christians attend a special Good Friday service at the St Anthony's Church in Lahore. - Photo by AFP.
Christians attend a special Good Friday service at the St Anthony's Church in Lahore. - Photo by AFP.
A priest offers Holy Communion to a devotee during mass on Good Friday service. - Photo by AFP.
A priest offers Holy Communion to a devotee during mass on Good Friday service. - Photo by AFP.
In this April 17, 2011 photo, Christians attend Palm Sunday service at a church in Khushpur village near Faisalabad, Pakistan. - Photo by AP.
In this April 17, 2011 photo, Christians attend Palm Sunday service at a church in Khushpur village near Faisalabad, Pakistan. - Photo by AP.
People from the Christian community attend Good Friday prayers. - Photo by AP.
People from the Christian community attend Good Friday prayers. - Photo by AP.
Christians carry a cross during their congregation on Good Friday in Quetta. - Photo by AP.
Christians carry a cross during their congregation on Good Friday in Quetta. - Photo by AP.
A Christian girl prays on Good Friday at a local church in Karachi. - Photo by AP.
A Christian girl prays on Good Friday at a local church in Karachi. - Photo by AP.

Christian believers around the world mark the Holy Week of Easter in celebration of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Good Friday is a solemn day when Christians reflect on the suffering and crucifixion of Christ.

Opinion

Editorial

Impending slaughter
Updated 07 May, 2024

Impending slaughter

Seven months into the slaughter, there are no signs of hope.
Wheat investigation
07 May, 2024

Wheat investigation

THE Shehbaz Sharif government is in a sort of Catch-22 situation regarding the alleged wheat import scandal. It is...
Naila’s feat
07 May, 2024

Naila’s feat

IN an inspirational message from the base camp of Nepal’s Mount Makalu, Pakistani mountaineer Naila Kiani stressed...
Plugging the gap
06 May, 2024

Plugging the gap

IN Pakistan, bias begins at birth for the girl child as discriminatory norms, orthodox attitudes and poverty impede...
Terrains of dread
Updated 06 May, 2024

Terrains of dread

Restored faith in the police is unachievable without political commitment and interprovincial support.
Appointment rules
Updated 06 May, 2024

Appointment rules

If the judiciary had the power to self-regulate, it ought to have exercised it instead of involving the legislature.