Easter
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London’s Westminster Abbey flew Pakistan flag for Commonwealth tradition
Abbey hoisted flag on March 22 for Pakistan Day, as High Commission representative attended Evensong by invitation
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CM greets Christian community on Easter
Bugti reiterated Pakistan’s constitutional guarantee of religious freedom to all minorities
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Peshawar Christians celebrate Easter
Main procession brought out from St John Church in Kohati Gate
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Christian community set to celebrate Easter Sunday with religious zest
Easter Sunday is one of the most festive events in Christian calendar worldwide
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Australia enjoys Easter with no new local coronavirus cases
Australians celebrated Easter Sunday in a relatively unrestricted manner
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PM Imran wishes Christian community a 'happy Easter'
Premier takes to Twitter to wish the community on its special occasion
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Trump cries disparity between US Muslims and Christians as Ramazan approaches
His comments came after a conservative commentator questioned the severity of treatment for Muslims
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From an empty church,cardinal leads Instagram Easter Mass
The sermon was broadcast over Instagram to hundreds of people quarantined in their homes
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Twin cities observe Easter virtually
Pastors prayed for the progress and happiness of the nation along with a swift end to the pandemic
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Australians, New Zealanders observe Easter online and in backyards
Churches, synagogues across Australia have offered their services online, as places of worships have been closed
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PM Imran felicitates Christian community on Easter, urges them to celebrate at home
He requests to pray at home, observe national safety protocols
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COVID-19 threat leaves churches empty on Easter Sunday
As govt restricts public congregations to fight coronavirus, communities pledge to celebrate their festivals at home
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Easter isn't cancelled: Queen Elizabeth says coronavirus will not overcome
This year, Easter will be different for many of us, but by keeping apart we keep others safe, says UK's monarch
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In Pakistan, Christians face uncertain Easter, unemployment
Loss of a job or an unexpected medical bill frequently sends families into spiralling debt
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Preacher appeals to TV channels to telecast Easter service
With religious gatherings suspended, clergy turn to the media to reach their flock
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Lockdown tamps down Easter, Passover celebrations
As Christians and Jews obliged to stay home and turn to services broadcast on television or over social media
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Sri Lanka president vows to block Easter attacks probe
Sirisena refuses to allow any police, military or intelligence personnel to testify before committee
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Easter bombers all killed or arrested: Sri Lanka police chief
Public life slowly returning to normal with lifting of curfews imposed after the bombs
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Sri Lanka maintains high alert for attacks ahead of Ramazan
The Islamic month is scheduled to begin in Sri Lanka on May 6
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Churches fall silent in Sri Lanka a week after attacks
Sri Lanka has been on high alert since the attacks on Easter Sunday
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UAE lights up iconic buildings in solidarity with Sri Lanka
Death toll of Easter Sunday bombings rose to 359
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All Sri Lanka Catholic church services suspended: senior priest
Until security improves after deadly Easter bombings says priest
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13 arrested as Easter Sunday attacks kills 290 in Sri Lanka
There was still no claim of responsibility for the attacks on two churches and four hotels in and around Colombo
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Prayers for progress, prosperity mark Easter celebrations
Punjab law minister visits churches, reviews security
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Pope condemns Sri Lanka Easter attacks as 'such cruel violence'
Says Easter brought mourning and pain to churches and other places where people were gathered in Sri Lanka
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World leaders react to deadly Sri Lanka blasts
Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe condemned the string of blasts as "cowardly"
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2,000 cops deployed for Easter security
The Rawalpindi City Police Officer Abbas Ahsan has finalised a security plan for Good Friday and Easter
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Good Friday, Easter security reviewed
Rawalpindi City Police Officer Abbas Ahsan says all arrangements have been finalised
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Minority harassment: Guards assault Christian boy and Sikh friends
According to the police, once they reached the spot, they arrested all three guards at the main entrance
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Religious ministry celebrates Easter with Christians
Special prayers were also held for country’s prosperity
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Authorities ‘helpless’ in Services Hospital lynching case
Shadman Police Investigation Office Inspector Husnain Hyder agrees that authorities are helpless
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Karachi’s churches echo with celebrations of Easter
Christian community around the world commemorate the resurrection of Jesus Christ
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Pope urges end to 'carnage' in Syria in Easter message
Francis also spoke of "hunger, endemic conflict and terrorism" in Africa
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NA speaker, deputy felicitate Christian community on Easter
Sadiq stresses need for unity to counter nefarious designs of enemies against the country
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Moral, national obligation to protect rights of minorities: PM
'I wish our Christian brothers and sisters living in Pakistan the happiness and joys of Easter'
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Celebrating Easter: Amid fears, Christians prefer indoor festivities
Churches witness huge congregations as community marks end of Lent.
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Fearing attack, Christians avoid the outdoors on Easter
Last year, over 70 people were killed in a suicide blast in Lahore on Easter
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Easter celebrated with traditional fervour
Services held across twin cities, mass in AJK prays for early success of Kashmir freedom movement
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Security beefed up at churches across Pakistan for Easter
Interior ministry says there will be optional holiday on Monday, April 17
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Security beefed up for Easter
SSP further directed that security should be raised around Christian colonies, churches, graveyards & public places
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Peshawar’s Christians at work on Good Friday
Most Christians miss out on prayer ceremony
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Message of peace: On Good Friday, Christians pray for all humanity
Christians hope to see a developed and prosperous Pakistan.
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Before Easter: Good Friday observed in Karachi
Young and old gather at St Andrews to mark Easter weekend
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Egypt church curtails Easter celebrations after bombings
45 people died last Sunday in twin church bombings in Tanta and Alexandria
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The alchemy of grief
We feel the pain of an event such as the Lahore blast or the attack on APS Peshawar very acutely
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Lahore bombing should not be defined as an Easter attack
Defined that way, it fit neatly into Pakistan’s stereotypical image as a place that is abysmal for minorities
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Humanity under attack
It will take at least a generation to reverse the change our society has undergone in the past 35 years
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Lahore — the latest target
Between terrorists and law enforcement agencies, the side which demonstrates clarity, dedication & ownership will win
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Bloodbath in Lahore — where does the fault lie?
Little attention is paid to improving their professional competence in providing security to ordinary citizens
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Change or stasis?
Chief of army staff has ordered what are described as “intelligence-based operations” against terrorists in Punjab