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Are we holier than the holy?
Fasting day
longer in Chitral
CHITRAL,
04
Sept 08: Fasting day for Sunni Muslims which these days is about 14 hrs and
20 minutes long throughout the country is stretched further by 25 to 30
minutes here in Chitral. The pre-dawn end of eating (Sehri) starts
earlier and the break fast (Iftari) comes about late. Both these timings are
commanded by the prayer call in the mosques( Azaan).
It has also been observed that even the above
mentioned Azaans in different mosques are 20 to 30 minutes apart both at
Sehri and Iftari thus creating confusion amongst the fast observers.
It is imperative that the religious authorities
get together and decide about a unified time for both Fajar and Maghrib
Azaans and bring the total fasting duration in line with the rest of the
country, keeping the Sharia requirements in consideration, of course. --(CN
report)
Loadshedding continues at
Sehri, Iftari: Loadshedding at Sehri
and Iftari continues in Chitral town despite the Administrations
announcement that it shall not be. The siren (hooter) also works at will
sometime keeping quite at sehri and Iftari while on another day bleating at
full strength. Similarly the supply of Water is not regular at both these
crucial times. --(CN report)
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