Samosas, rice and jalebi - volunteers serve up an Iftar feast in Pakistan

Record ID: 1984130

  • Title: Samosas, rice and jalebi - volunteers serve up an Iftar feast in Pakistan
  • Date: 18th March 2025
  • Summary: KARACHI, PAKISTAN (MARCH 18, 2025) (REUTERS) VOLUNTEERS COOKING AT ROADSIDE SAMOSAS FRYING JALEBI (SWEET) FRYING JALEBI BEING SERVED PEOPLE ARRIVING FOR IFTAR RICE BEING COOKED VOLUNTEER SERVING IFTAR FOOD VARIOUS OF IFTAR FOOD ON PLATES DRONE SHOT OF PEOPLE GATHERED FOR IFTAR PEOPLE ARRIVING FOR IFTAR (SOUNDBITE) (Urdu) SALESMAN, ZAHEER ABBAS, SAYING: "I live far away. I
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  • Keywords: Iftar Islam Ramadan charity food religion volunteer
  • Location: KARACHI, PAKISTAN
  • City: KARACHI, PAKISTAN
  • Country: Pakistan
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Religion/Belief,Society/Social Issues
  • Reuters ID: LVA001980518032025RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: As the call for evening prayer rang through Karachi on Tuesday (March 18), hundreds of Pakistanis shared their Iftar with a free meal provided by a local charity.
    Street Iftar meals have long been a Ramadan tradition in the city, with temporary roadside tables and mats set up by charity workers.
    Donors usually offer money and food products to volunteers who later set up the food stalls one hour before Maghrib evening prayers to prepare the meals.
    The free meals are not just for those struggling to afford food though—they are also for those who are out working and can't make it back home in time to eat with their families.
    Many lower income families use the free meals at the roadside due to the rising cost of food during Ramadan.
    Ramadan, also known as "Sawm," is one of the five pillars of Islam, and requires that individuals abstain from eating, drinking, smoking and sexual intercourse from dawn to dusk.
    Pakistan is a predominantly Muslim country, where more than ninety percent of 240 million people practice Islam.
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