List of churches in Pakistan

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This is a list of churches throughout Pakistan, at present. It is a dynamic list, in alphabetical order by names of cities/towns etc. and can be added to as per the accepted format below.

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Abbottabad

Rawalpindi

Bannu

Battagram

Dera Ismail Khan

Faisalabad

Hyderabad

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St. Francis Xavier Cathedral

Islamabad

Karachi

Lahore

Multan

Nathia Gali

Peshawar

Sialkot

Thandiani

Vehari

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