{"id":10804,"date":"2026-04-05T17:57:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T17:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wnp.com.pk\/?p=10804"},"modified":"2026-04-05T17:57:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T17:57:26","slug":"un-resident-coordinator-celebrates-easter-with-pakistans-christian-community-highlights-national-diversity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/05\/un-resident-coordinator-celebrates-easter-with-pakistans-christian-community-highlights-national-diversity\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Resident Coordinator celebrates Easter with Pakistan\u2019s Christian community, highlights national diversity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>RAWALPINDI, Sunday, April 5, 2026 (WNP): United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Pakistan, Mohamed Yahya celebrated Easter with the country\u2019s Christian community, emphasizing the nation\u2019s rich diversity and shared values of hope and renewal.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking from the historic Christ Church, Yahya highlighted that over four million Christians are an integral part of Pakistan\u2019s vibrant social fabric.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cToday, they celebrate Easter\u2014a story of hope, sacrifice, renewal, and new beginnings,\u201d he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He described the scene at Christ Church, noting that after weeks of reflection during Lent, silence gives way to song and stillness to celebration.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cChurches are filled with light, with prayer, and with joy shared across generations,\u201d he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Yahya underscored that when one community celebrates, all of Pakistan shares in the joy. \u201cIn this moment, we are reminded that hope is universal, renewal is shared, and our diversity is our strength,\u201d he added, wishing the Christian community a blessed and joyous Easter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RAWALPINDI, Sunday, April 5, 2026 (WNP): United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Pakistan, Mohamed Yahya celebrated Easter with the country\u2019s Christian community, emphasizing the nation\u2019s rich diversity and shared values of hope and renewal. Speaking from the historic Christ Church, Yahya highlighted that over four million Christians are an integral part of Pakistan\u2019s vibrant [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[81,65,59,75],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","category-diplomatic-missions","category-foreign-missions","category-religious-diplomacy","category-usa","post_format-post-format-video"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10804","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10804"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10804\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10804"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10804"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}