Sympathy for the poor

Published August 22, 2011
Men sift lentils to be sold at a wholesale market in Faisalabad.
Men sift lentils to be sold at a wholesale market in Faisalabad.
A man cuts a miswak, which is a twig used for cleaning teeth, at his stall that sells prayer caps and rosary beads during the month of Ramazan in Quetta.
A man cuts a miswak, which is a twig used for cleaning teeth, at his stall that sells prayer caps and rosary beads during the month of Ramazan in Quetta.
An artisan makes tubs out of recycled tyres at his workshop in Quetta.
An artisan makes tubs out of recycled tyres at his workshop in Quetta.
A man weighs dates, used in breaking fast, at a shop in a market in Islamabad.
A man weighs dates, used in breaking fast, at a shop in a market in Islamabad.
A man leaves as others offer evening prayers in Rawalpindi.
A man leaves as others offer evening prayers in Rawalpindi.
Poor people queue to receive donated food from a restaurant in Rawalpindi.
Poor people queue to receive donated food from a restaurant in Rawalpindi.
Muslims leave after offering evening prayers in Rawalpindi.
Muslims leave after offering evening prayers in Rawalpindi.
Poor people queue to receive donated food from a restaurant in Rawalpindi.
Poor people queue to receive donated food from a restaurant in Rawalpindi.
People light oil lamps during a rally for the victims of Friday's suicide bombing in a mosque, in Lahore.
People light oil lamps during a rally for the victims of Friday's suicide bombing in a mosque, in Lahore.
A restaurant employee distributes free rice to labourers in Rawalpindi after the Iftar.
A restaurant employee distributes free rice to labourers in Rawalpindi after the Iftar.
Poor wait for free food outside a restaurant in Rawalpindi, after the Iftar.
Poor wait for free food outside a restaurant in Rawalpindi, after the Iftar.
A girl eats rice from a restaurant in Rawalpindi.
A girl eats rice from a restaurant in Rawalpindi.

There are those who fast and pray. There are those who fast, pray and feed the poor. There are those who fast, pray and are fed as they are poor. This is Ramazan in Pakistan. - Photos by agencies

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