ISLAMABAD: The holy month of Ramadan kicked off in Peshawar, Pakistan on Tuesday, with Muslims preparing for a month of dawn-to-dusk fasting intended to remind them of the less fortunate and reinforce the need to be thankful.
Ramadan starts from one sighting of the crescent moon to the next, during which believers eat and drink nothing after the pre-dawn meal called Sehri, until Iftar, the nightly feast to share with families and friends.
Volunteers prepare Iftar, the meal to end fast at sunset, on the first day of Ramadan in northwest Pakistan’s Peshawar on March 12, 2024. (Photo by Saeed Ahmad/Xinhua)
A volunteer arranges Iftar, the meal to end fast at sunset, on the first day of Ramadan in northwest Pakistan’s Peshawar on March 12, 2024. (Photo by Umar Qayyum/Xinhua)
A volunteer arranges Iftar, the meal to end fast at sunset, on the first day of Ramadan in northwest Pakistan’s Peshawar on March 12, 2024. (Photo by Umar Qayyum/Xinhua)
People have Iftar, the meal to end fast at sunset, on the first day of Ramadan in northwest Pakistan’s Peshawar on March 12, 2024. (Photo by Saeed Ahmad/Xinhua)
People wait for Iftar, the meal to end fast at sunset, on the first day of Ramadan in northwest Pakistan’s Peshawar on March 12, 2024. (Photo by Umar Qayyum/Xinhua)
People wait for Iftar, the meal to end fast at sunset, on the first day of Ramadan in northwest Pakistan’s Peshawar on March 12, 2024. (Photo by Saeed Ahmad/Xinhua)
People wait for Iftar, the meal to end fast at sunset, on the first day of Ramadan in northwest Pakistan’s Peshawar on March 12, 2024. (Photo by Umar Qayyum/Xinhua)
People wait for Iftar, the meal to end fast at sunset, on the first day of Ramadan in northwest Pakistan’s Peshawar on March 12, 2024. (Photo by Umar Qayyum/Xinhua) ■
