国际英语资讯:Spotlight: COVID-19 affects traditions in Pakistan during Ramadan
<p><span word="ISLAMABAD">ISLAMABAD</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 1-- <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="celebrating">celebrating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ramadan">Ramadan</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ninth">ninth</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="calendar">calendar</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="families">families</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="gather">gather</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="lavish">lavish</span> <span word="meals">meals</span> <span word="or">or</span> "<span word="iftar">iftar</span>" <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="post">post</span>-<span word="dusk">dusk</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>, <span word="hours">hours</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="congregation">congregation</span> <span word="prayers">prayers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="affluent">affluent</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="iftar">iftar</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="needy">needy</span>.</p><p><span word="Apart">Apart</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="sides">sides</span>, <span word="Ramadan">Ramadan</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="peak">peak</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="throng">throng</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="iftar">iftar</span> <span word="dinners">dinners</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Eid">Eid</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="follows">follows</span> <span word="the">the</span> 29 <span word="or">or</span> 30-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="fasting">fasting</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="Ramadan">Ramadan</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pakistanis">Pakistanis</span>. <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rituals">rituals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="celebrations">celebrations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="Currently">Currently</span> <span word="over">over</span> 13,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="provincial">provincial</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lockdown">lockdown</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="distancing">distancing</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="curb">curb</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="dine">dine</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="relatives">relatives</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="Ramadan">Ramadan</span> <span word="iftar">iftar</span> <span word="dinners">dinners</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="greet">greet</span> <span word="people">people</span>," <span word="Shaukat">Shaukat</span> <span word="Abbas">Abbas</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Islamabad">Islamabad</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="businessman">businessman</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ramadan">Ramadan</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="invite">invite</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="relatives">relatives</span>, <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="contacts">contacts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="together">together</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ramadan">Ramadan</span> <span word="evenings">evenings</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="occupied">occupied</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="guest">guest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="iftar">iftar</span> <span word="dinners">dinners</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="inviting">inviting</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> (<span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19) <span word="scare">scare</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="businessman">businessman</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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