Christian Religious leaders along with Shahzad Lawrance, a member of the District Peace Committee visited and met Deputy Commissioner, Gujranwala. Rev. Fr. Yousaf Yaqoob led the delegation. Rev. Fr. Shakeel Inayat, Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Ahmad, Rev. Fr. Faisal Perviaz, Rev. Arif Masih Siraj, Rev. Sabir Gul, and Rev Haroon Ajmal were among the delegation. They presented a bunch of flowers to the newly appointed Deputy Commissioner. Mr. Naveed Ahmad admired the role of Christians in connection with the peace-building and inter-faith dialogue in Gujranwala.  Christian community presented a list of recommendations to the Deputy Commissioner, Gujranwala for the upcoming events of Christmas and New Year. On this occasion, Mr. Shahzad Lawrance expressed reservations about religious freedom and requested to address the religious issues on an urgent basis.  Mr. Ahmad assured the religious leaders of Roman Catholic and Protestant Churches that the protection of religious freedom of the Christians and other minorities are priority of the Punjab Government and he directed the concerned department for prompt responses. Later on, the Peace Candle was lit by the Worthy Deputy Commissioner and religious community for peace and harmony in Gujranwala.