The Christian community across Pakistan, like other parts of the world, celebrated the grand festival of Christmas on Sunday with traditional zeal and enthusiasm. The main attractions of the Christmas festival included the traditions like decorating Christmas trees, the arrival of Santa Clause, offering prayers in churches, singing carols and distributing Christmas gifts which added charm to the festivity. The main ritual of the Christmas celebration is the decoration of the Christmas tree to welcome the arrival of Santa Claus also known as Father Christmas. The Islamabad police ensured comprehensive security arrangements on the eve of Christmas and special deployment at Churches and public places. It has been observed that a number of stalls were set up outside the Katchi Abadis where majority of the Christian community reside.

Source: The Express Tribune December 26, 2022 16:21 UTC