Pakistan In Pictures

Pakistani Christians attend Christmas prayers at the St. Peter's church in the Pakistani city of Karachi on late December 24, 2011. The newly built St. Peter's Church which accommodate up to 5,000 worshipers at a time is Pakistan's biggest church and opened to the public on its first mass held at 12 am on Christmas Day. The church is built in the heart of Azam Basti, a shanty settlement where approximately 8,000 Christians families live. PHOTO : AFP

A woman prays while attending a Christmas mass at St. Anthony's Church in Lahore December 25, 2011. PHOTO : REUTERS

A mountaineer braving the snows of Karakorams

The Karakorams are home to the highest concentration of peaks over 8 kms in height to be found anywhere on earth, including K2, the second highest peak of the world (8,611 m).
The range is about 500 km in length, and is the most heavily glaciated part of the world outside the polar regions. The Karakorams are bounded on the northeast by the edge of the Tibetan Plateau, and on the north by the Pamir Mountains. The southern boundary of the Karakoram is formed, west to east, by the Gilgit, Indus, and Shyok Rivers, which separate the range from the northwestern end of the Himalayas. By Tayyab Mir, Flickr

Apartments near the Clifton Beach, Karachi

A winter morning in Lahore taken along the Punjab University part of the Lahore Canal.

Sakura, the Japanese eatery, launches in Lahore.
Hira and Sana. PHOTO : COURTESY SAVVY PR AND EVENTS

Fatima, 21, a supporter of the political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf looks up as she attends a rally in Karachi December 25, 2011. PHOTO: REUTERS