Charged' Affaires Rizwan Saeed Sheikh, while representing Ambassador Chaudhry, stated that the Embassy not only welcomes but cherishes the Annual Christmas Celebrations at its premises. He reiterated the commandment of Pakistan's founding father Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah who assured all citizenry of the country of absolute freedom of religion for all religious communities. Sheikh appreciated the Christmas message ie the message of love, peace, forgiveness and hope.
He highlighted that Islam meant peace; therefore, religious harmony in the world was bound to usher in peace and security. The event was attended by a large number of Christians and members from other faiths, who lauded the Embassy's initiative of holding Christmas Celebrations consecutively for the second year.