Christmas time in Pakistan

Published December 19, 2011
Pakistani's pray at the Cathedral church in Lahore on December 18, 2011.
Pakistani's pray at the Cathedral church in Lahore on December 18, 2011.
A Pakistani Christian woman walks beside a Santa Claus mannequin and Christmas tree displayed at a market in Islamabad on December 15, 2011. Christians in Pakistan and elsewhere in the world will celebrate Christmas.
A Pakistani Christian woman walks beside a Santa Claus mannequin and Christmas tree displayed at a market in Islamabad on December 15, 2011. Christians in Pakistan and elsewhere in the world will celebrate Christmas.
Women shop for Christmas-related items at a market in Islamabad on December 15, 2011.
Women shop for Christmas-related items at a market in Islamabad on December 15, 2011.
Pakistani men load an ornamental Christmas tree onto a vehicle at a market in Islamabad on December 15, 2011.
Pakistani men load an ornamental Christmas tree onto a vehicle at a market in Islamabad on December 15, 2011.
Pakistani children put up and paint decorations ahead of Christmas in Islamabad on December 17, 2011.
Pakistani children put up and paint decorations ahead of Christmas in Islamabad on December 17, 2011.
Pakistani minority Christian children play on a trampoline in Islamabad on December 17, 2011.
Pakistani minority Christian children play on a trampoline in Islamabad on December 17, 2011.
Pakistani's pray at the Cathedral church in Lahore on December 18, 2011.
Pakistani's pray at the Cathedral church in Lahore on December 18, 2011.

With Christmas Day less than a week away, festivities and celebrations begin in Pakistan. A look at the build-up to December 25 in the country. – Photos by AFP.

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