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Posts Tagged ‘Eidul Fitr’

Where is My Eidi ?

By Amna Gilani • Oct 2nd, 2008 • Category: Politics

Suffocation in the shops, smell of heavy sweat, hot weather and extreme humidity are not the reason that people are finding it hard to head towards the markets in the first Eid of Summer after almost 36 years, rather it’s the security situation in the country, which has put the whole country in uncertainty and [...]



Apna Apna Chand, Apni Apni Eid Mubarak

By M Mirza • Oct 1st, 2008 • Category: Politics (Urdu)


This Eid, Rise Above the Ashes

By Brig. (r) Junaid Zaman • Oct 1st, 2008 • Category: Politics

The ravishing and dazzling festival of Eid represents an occasion to renew one’s commitment to his responsibilities, just as the fasting was throughout the thirty days of the blessed month of Ramadan ul Mubarak. Allah, the most exalted and most gracious and most merciful, has made the month of Ramadan an occasion in which the [...]



Ramadan = Price Hike + Hoarding

By Ghazala Khan • Sep 6th, 2008 • Category: Politics

The holy month of Ramazan has been welcomed with traditional zeal and zest and the prices of all the things have been raised from 50% to 80%. The prices of fruits and vegetable remained all time high and shortage of flour prevailed and the prices of oil, pulses, milk, and other edibles have gone through [...]