Eating and Drinking At Public Places Banned During Fasting Hours
PAKISTAN, ISLAMABAD: Eating, drinking and smoking at public places during fasting hours in the forthcoming holy month of Ramazan has been prohibited to ensure sanctity of the month. According to a directive issued by the Ministry of Religious Affairs here on Wednesday, all the four provincial governments and concerned authorities in the provinces have been directed to ensure strict implementation of the Provisions of Ehteram-e-Ramzan Ordinance, 1981 and rules framed there under.
Ehteram-e-Ramzan Ordinance 1981, which prohibits serving of eatables at public places, prescribes closure timing of cinema houses, theaters and other establishments and enjoins taking of steps for observing the due sanctity of the Holy month of Ramzan.
According to the ordinance, no person shall eat, drink or smoke at public place during fasting hours. Under the ordinance, all cinema houses, theaters and similar establishments or institutions shall remain closed during the month of Ramzan from the time of sunset to the expiration of three hours thereafter.
Section four of the ordinance says that exemptions shall apply in respect of a canteen or kitchen maintained at a hospital for serving food to patients, a restaurant or canteen within the premises of a railway station, airport, seaport or bus stand. It also applies for food supplied in a train or aircraft, a kitchen or dinning car of a train, or a kitchen or canteen meant for children within the premises of a primary school.
If the proprietor, manager, servant or other person in charge of a cinema house, theater or similar establishment or institution contravenes the provisions, he will be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with a fine which may extend to Rs 500 or both.
Eating and Drinking At Public Places Banned During Fasting Hours was first posted on August 20, 2009 at 11:05 am.
Eight Of A Family Members Killed In Faisalabad
FAISALABAD: Unknown militants have gunned down at least eight persons a family in Kaleem Shaheed Colony here early on Thursday.
Women and children are also among killed persons, witnesses claimed.
Police have ascertained the deaths of eight people in the shooting incident while they have also cordoned off the firing scene and launched investigation, claiming that they have commenced search operation to seize culprits.
Eight Of A Family Members Killed In Faisalabad was first posted on August 20, 2009 at 11:15 am.
Drizzling Turns Karachi’s Weather Cozy
PAKISTAN, KARACHI: The light downpours on late Wednesday night have turned the weather here in Karachi pleasant, as the drizzling remained continuous throughout night, Geo news reported.
Met office has expected series of drizzling in next 24 hours in separate parts of Karachi while the humidity is 85 per cent here in metropolis.
Drizzling Turns Karachi’s Weather Cozy was first posted on August 20, 2009 at 11:24 am.
