{"id":98796,"date":"2023-12-25T17:30:32","date_gmt":"2023-12-25T12:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=98796"},"modified":"2023-12-25T16:59:54","modified_gmt":"2023-12-25T11:59:54","slug":"coas-joins-the-christian-community-at-christ-church-rawalpindi-in-christmas-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/pakistan-news\/coas-joins-the-christian-community-at-christ-church-rawalpindi-in-christmas-celebrations\/","title":{"rendered":"COAS joins the Christian community at Christ Church, Rawalpindi in Christmas celebrations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rawalpindi, 25 December, 2023: (ISPR) General Syed Asim Munir, NI (M), Chief of Army Staff (COAS), joined the Christian community at Christ Church, Rawalpindi in Christmas celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>The congregation welcomed COAS and thanked him for sharing the festivity. COAS wished Merry Christmas to the entire Christian community in Pakistan.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-98798\" src=\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PNI-Temp-Red-Eng-395-300x164.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PNI-Temp-Red-Eng-395-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PNI-Temp-Red-Eng-395.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-98799\" src=\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PNI-Temp-Red-Eng-396-300x164.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"483\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PNI-Temp-Red-Eng-396-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PNI-Temp-Red-Eng-396.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 483px) 100vw, 483px\" \/><br \/>\nCOAS expressed reverence for religious community and stressed upon the need for promoting greater interfaith harmony in society in order to follow Quaid&#8217;s true vision of a united and progressive Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>COAS noted that \u201cIslam teaches us the lesson of peace, friendship and encourages interfaith harmony which is the need of the hour\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>COAS stressed upon the importance of having correct perspective, truth and knowledge based opinions about national issues rather than following rhetoric and propaganda, to address complex challenges and issues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEnemies of Pakistan are hell-bent towards creating fissures using religious, ethnic and political vulnerabilities. We have to stand together &amp; united to rise as a resolute and strong nation.\u201d COAS remarked.<\/p>\n<p>COAS while paying glowing tribute to Quaid e Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah\u2019s great vision and leadership on his 147th birthday, quoted Quaid\u2019s historical remarks made in his speech on 11 August 1947 while addressing the Constituent Assembly, (quote)\u201cYou are free. You are free to go to your temples. You are free to go to your mosques or to any other places of worship in this State of Pakistan.\u201d (Un-quote)<\/p>\n<p>At the end, COAS befittingly acknowledged the contributions and sacrifices made by the entire Christian community of Pakistan in all the fields and domains.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rawalpindi, 25 December, 2023: (ISPR) General Syed Asim Munir, NI (M), Chief of Army Staff (COAS), joined the Christian community at Christ Church, Rawalpindi in Christmas celebrations. 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