ROD presses on Interfaith Peace and Harmony in a colorful Christmas-Eid program.

Written by: Jawad Mazhar (ROD)

At the joyous, happy and auspicious occasion of Christmas and Muslim Eid-ul-Ezha, Rays of Development (CC URI) (ROD CC) Sargodha, held an elegant and colorful Children program at Christian Primary School, Chak (Village) # 79 NB Sargodha, Pakistan on Dec 23^rd. During the program Children of the school presented tabloos, Songs and quiz competition about the events of Christmas and Eid. Children conveyed the messages against Child labor and abuse and to forge Interfaith Peace, Tolerance and Harmony among the followers of diverse faiths and sects dwelling in Pakistan.

Chief Guest of the event was Pakistan Campus Crusade for Christ (PCCC), National Director Mr Shahid Kamal. Addressing the gathering Kamal said that Pakistan is our home, and we, regardless of our faith or sect should create unity in our line, co-exist peacefully and work for the prosperity and development of the nation.

Later PCCC’s National Director Shahid Kamal distributed prizes among the winners of the quiz competition and children who performed well in the drama that portrayed the events of birth of Jesus Christ at Bethlehem.

Rays of development CC chief Ferhan Mazher pressed that we are all equivalent citizens of Pakistan and therefore, there must be no discrimination on the basis of color, creed, sect or tongue in our Society. He maintained that to achieve a prosperous and developed Pakistan, we should pay more attention to the education of Children, against child labor and child abuse and build interfaith peace and harmony. He appealed to the audience to publicize the message of Love, Peace, Harmony, Tolerance and anti-child labor and child abuse in the society.

Other eminent guests of the ceremony included Principal, Government girl’s high school Mrs. Amtul Kulsoom, Principal Christian primary school Mrs Zarina Emmanuel, Rev Zahir Khan, Muraad Khan and Justin Mazher.