Aiman Khan shared a sweet moment on Instagram during iftar. The picture showed Aiman, her mom, and her daughter enjoying the iftar together. Aiman captioned it “Iftar with my loves,” expressing the happiness of being with family during Ramadan. Fans loved the post, praising the actress for cherishing family time. It’s a reminder of the joy of togetherness during this special month.
Jannat Mirza faces criticism for sharing iftar party photos
Jannat Mirza, TikTok star and famous actress, is facing criticism for sharing pictures from an Iftar party.
Mirza shared photos on her Instagram, where she is seen in a black outfit and blue nail polish on her nails.
Some people on social media criticized her, asking whether one needs to get this dressed up for Iftar pictures.
Even though people criticized her, Jannat Mirza kept posting photos on social media and talking with her followers.
We say, good on her. If she wants to dress up for an iftar, its her choice.
Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) has affirmed its commitment to providing uninterrupted gas supply during the holy month of Ramadan, specifically catering to the Sahr and Iftar periods. The decision comes as a proactive measure to facilitate consumers adhering to their religious practices.
According to a spokesperson from Sui Northern, the gas supply will remain constant from 2:30 am to 8 am for Sahr (pre-dawn meal) and from 3 pm to 10 pm for Iftar (breaking of the fast). This move is aimed at ensuring a seamless gas service for consumers at crucial times during Ramadan.
In addressing potential gas pressure issues, Sui Northern Gas has formed monitoring teams and established control rooms. These initiatives are designed to swiftly resolve any challenges that may arise, emphasising the company’s dedication to a reliable gas supply throughout the holy month.
Consumers experiencing gas pressure or supply problems are encouraged to contact the dedicated helpline at 1199.
Dates are an essential part of the aftar spread in every Muslim household across the globe during the month of Ramzan. Opening your fast with a date is considered Sunnah and the Quran mentions the word 23 times which is why dry fruit holds an important place in the Muslim world. Apart from religious reasons, have you ever thought about why millions of people break their fast with a khajoor and how many health benefits it has?
To understand more about this little goodness, The Current spoke to Lahore-based dietician and clinical nutritionist, Maria Nadeem Khan.
“Two dates are enough for fulfilling your nutritional needs,” said Maria, adding: “One date is almost 7 grams, and contains 20 calories, the same number of calories as one tablespoon of sugar. Hence you should be careful while consuming these and not over indulge.”
“A date contains a number of different vitamins, including vitamin B1, vitamin B2, Vitamin B6, folate (folic acid) which are essential for the body,” said Khan.
Dates also contain pantothenic acid which is very good for the hair.
People with high blood pressure should incorporate dates in their daily diet, said Maria, explaining that fruit contains potassium which helps in lowering the blood pressure level.
“Dates also contain a good amount of fibre, which helps people facing constipation issues,” she added.
Talking about the best way to have dates, Maria said: “Though you can consume a date any way you want, you can also add it to a smoothie, in your oatmeal or even use it a natural sweetener, instead of using white sugar. Dates are a natural sweetener and can be used in many foods.”
She also said that dates are very good for people whose sugar levels drops frequently.
Who would have thought but dates also help in weight loss.
“Dates help speed up metabolism and when our metabolism speeds up it helps in losing weight,” said Maria, adding that dates also help flush out toxins from the body. This detoxication of the body helps aid weight loss.
“Polyphenols in dates helps to reduce the risk of cancer,” said Maria.
Dates contain Vitamin B6 that can improve the performance of the brain by helping the body make serotonin and norepinephrine. Serotonin (a compound present in blood platelets) regulates mood and norepinephrine (an organic chemical that functions in the brain) helps your body deal with stress.
Research has shown that low levels of Vitamin B6 are linked to depression. When your brain is clear from stress, and in a good mood, then it is sharp and ready to learn.
Given that there are so many varieties of dates available in the market, we asked Maria which dates offer the most benefit to our bodies.
“You can have any kind of dates,” said Maria. “But Ajwa is the best kind of date as it contains calcium and phosphorus which helps make our teeth and bones stronger.”
Though dates are readily available in the market, we highly recommend dates from Dates Arabia, especially their Ajwa ones. Dates Arabia sources their products directly from Saudi Arabia and delivers fresh all over the country. They are also offering Ramzan deals to celebrate the holy month.
Faysal Quraishi along with wife and their children opened their first Iftar with street children in Karachi.
Pictures of Faysal and Sana having iftari at Save Our Children Foundation went viral on social media. The couple and their children could be seen celebrating the true spirit of the Holy Month by opening their first fast on the streets of Karachi while observing COVID-19 SOPs.
The children were thrilled to have Faysal sharing the first Iftar of this year’s Ramzan with them.
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“Iss Ramazan bachon ko iftar karwayien…izaat e nafas majroh kiye bina,” said the actor talking about his experience.
BOL Network, which many deem as one of the country’s most controversial media outlets, has clarified its position after a viral screen grab from its Iftar transmission, showing Pakistan’s popular alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages manufacturer Murree Brewery as a sponsor, caused outrage over the internet.
“Iftar sponsored by: Murree Brewery” could be seen popping up on television screens during BOL’s transmission in Ramzan as the channel hosted religious scholars, clerics and celebrities for Iftar every day.
Here’s what Twitterati had to say about it:
“Murree Brewery is a juice manufacturer,” actor Danish Taimoor clarified as he hosted his game show on BOL with host of the Iftar transmission in the hotseat.
While it was also pointed out by several Twitterati that Murree Brewery also manufactured non-alcoholic beverages, Taimoor went on to name some of the juices and other non-alcoholic drinks by the beverages manufacturer.
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“People are assuming its just alcohol. But as Muslims, we cannot even think of doing it,” he said as the host of the Ramzan transmission also clarified and said he had also apologised during his own show and the logo had been removed.
“It was a misunderstanding and we cannot even think of doing something of the sort,” the two reiterated.
For a healthy and happy fast one must drink a lot of refreshing, healthy drinks to stay hydrated throughout the day. These easy-to-make Iftar drinks will energize you, revive your senses and prepare your drained body for next day’s fasting. The Current is making the celeb’s favorite iftar and sehri. Here are the seasonal drink recipes of renowned TV anchors.
Hamid Mir’s Mint Lemonade
Have you ever seen Hamid Mir lose his cool? Well, we haven’t either and we’ve found out the secret behind this. One of Pakistan’s renowned journalist, Hamid Mir, likes to have Mint Lemonade for aftari. Here’s how you can make one for yourself too and beat this heat.
Syed Shafaat Ali’s Falsa Juice
From an impressionist to an actor, Syed Shafaat Ali has emerged to hail the comedy and entertainment industry.The man who entertains us to the fullest has a very seasonal favorite drink for iftar.
Rabia Anam’s Watermelon juice
Watermelon is a wonderful summer gift from nature and craving for a chilled yummy drink is right on point before iftar. Rabia Anam, who is hosting Geo’s Ramazan Transmission this year likes to drink watermelon juice in iftar. Here is an upscaled version of her favorite iftar drink.
TheCurrentWala ko pasand hai Mahira Khan ki acting aur Mahira ko pasand hai Palak Kay pakoray. Watch her favourite iftar recipe made by our local chef.
What is Parvez Elahi’s favorite food?
We interviewed Speaker Punjab Assembly and we were surprised to find out his favorite food. He is 73 years old and looks super fit MashAllah. Here is the simple and easy recipe of his all time favorite food.
