Iftar on the road: Indonesian students serve meals

1,000 Iftar meal packets distributed at five different points in the capital

ISLAMABAD: In celebration and observance of the holy month of Ramazan, Indonesian and Thai students of the International Islamic University jointly organised an Iftar meals programme in Islamabad on Monday.

Under the “Iftar on the road” programme about 1,000 meal packs were prepared by the students and were served at five different locations in Islamabad.

The initiative was supported by the Indonesia Embassy with the view to promoting the Islamic brotherhood and human fraternity.

Indonesian Ambassador Iwan S Amri, his spouse Rita Berlinia Amri and ladies from the Indonesian Women Association also attended the iftar meal programme at the Aabpara location.

Speaking on the occasion, the Ambassador said that Ramazan is a month of self-introspection and restraint and it essentially highlights the importance of sharing and helping our less fortunate fellow human beings.

He said that Iftar meals bring people together and promote coherence between different segments of the society.

The envoy said that Indonesia with approximately 270 million Muslims has the largest Muslim population in the world.

He informed that in Indonesia Ramazan is welcomed by parades and people visit and clean cemeteries and pray for their deceased family members.

He said that there are lot of festivities and great religious enthusiasm in Indonesia during Ramazan and throughout the month community-based iftar meals are enjoyed and shared together with families, friends and the poor.

At the stalls of the “Iftar on the road” the students assisted by the members of the Indonesian Women Association, distributed the meal packs among the people from different walks life that comprised dates, water, and chicken pulao.  

Published in The Express Tribune, June 4^th, 2019.