KARACHI: Trading has slowed down at Pakistan’s oldest date market that caters for demand during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, traders said on Tuesday, as high prices and decreasing purchasing power kept buyers away. The century old Khajoor Market in Karachi’s Lyari Town is a major source of date supply not only to the city, but to the rest of the South Asian country as
Date sales moderate this Ramadan
Like previous years, many makeshift and roadside shops have sprung up throughout the city to sell dates, hoping there would be a spike in sales. Photo: Star
Seasonal date traders in Dhaka have moderate sales of the most popular iftar item ahead of and during Ramadan as many city-dwellers left the capital because of the reinstatement of the strict coronavirus restrictions.
Like previous years, hundreds of thousands of makeshift and roadside shops selling dates have sprung up throughout the city, hoping there would be a spike in sales in the weeks preceding the fasting month and throughout Ramadan.
Sale of dates on the rise during Ramadan in Kashmir valley ANI | Updated: Apr 20, 2021 18:33 IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 20 (ANI): In the holy month of Ramadan, people in the Kashmir valley have been purchasing dates in large quantities as it has a unique importance in the Islamic religion.
Speaking to ANI, a seller of dates Suhail Ahmad said, A lot of people buy dates during Ramadan. It is consumed more in Ramadan. In Kashmir, dates are consumed over the year. It comes from various places including Gulf countries Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, in various varieties of Ajwa, Amber, Mabrook, Kalmi, he added.