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Business Recorder
3 days ago
- Politics
- Business Recorder
‘Special Muharram Cell' established at Governor House
KARACHI: The Sindh Governor Mohammed Kamran Khan Tessori has announced the establishment of a 'Special Muharram Cell or Control Room' to resolve all the issues including security, electricity, stagnant rainwater and roads in Muharram ul Haram at the Governor House here on Sunday. Talking to media persons after a meeting with Ulema along with Chairman of Pakistan Ulema Council Hafiz Mohammed Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi, the Sindh Governor said that the Governor House is open to all schools of thought to arrange their programs including Majalis, and 12 Rabiul Awwal. He said we have to be away from difference of opinion and have to bring the people at one platform for respect and unity. Tessori said that everyone has to play its role for the development and prosperity of the country. He said that no example is seen in the world like 'Karbala'. Speaking about the recent Indian aggression, he said that Pakistan gave a befitting response to her (India). Replying to a question regarding bumpy roads in the city, the Governor said that they would talk to the administration for the resolution to the problem. He said that a Special Cell is being established for the purpose in the Muharram ul Haram. Chairman of Pakistan Ulema Council Hafiz Mohammed Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi on the occasion welcomed the announcement of establishing a Special Cell in the Governor House. Ashrafi said that he was against disrespecting to any school of thought. He said that the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) is Hafiz e Quran. He said that the people, who met him out of the country were praising Pakistan for giving a befitting response to India.
Korea Herald
14-04-2025
- General
- Korea Herald
If you have a sweet tooth, Mithai Gali in Pakistan's Karachi is a must visit
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (Dawn/ANN) — Upon turning into the street and looking around, one wonders why the people have not gotten fat. In Liaquatabad, the street nicknamed 'Mithai Gali' by locals is full of pakwan (commercial kitchen) shops busy preparing sweets in droves. They produce so many sweetmeats or 'mithai' that they sell at wholesale rates — about one-fourth of the rates of a regular candy shop. At Azeem Sweets and Rabri House, the per-kilogram rate of gulab jamun is $1.25. Chumchum, the next best seller, is $1.60. Barfi, besan key ladoo and motichoor key ladoo are $1.96 and kalakand is $2.30. In fact, many shops selling expensive mithai buy from these places. The sweetmeat sellers here say that they can keep their prices low as they use powder milk in the preparation of their mithai instead of fresh milk. It is fun to watch the mithai being produced in huge quantities at these shops. They have machines to make small balls from the different mithai batter. For gulab jamun, they have three sizes. Falsa (berry) size is the smallest, party size is medium, big size is well, big. There is also another size and shape for gulab jamuns, such as a 'lamba' size. These are the bigger oblong-shaped gulab jamuns. Depending on their size, it may take hours to deep fry the gulab jamuns. The smaller ones take less time, of course. But all are fried in the biggest of woks that one has ever seen. They require buckets full of oil for the frying. While the gulab jamuns are being fried, the kitchen staff prepares the sweet syrup to soak the fried gulab jamun in after frying. Sacks after sacks of sugar are poured into boiling water to prepare the syrup on a separate stove. After frying, the gulab jamuns turn golden brown from their previous off-white colour. That's when they are taken out of the wok and transferred to the tanks of already prepared syrup to absorb the sweetness for a couple of hours. The heat in the kitchens makes the work challenging, but the men who prepare sweetmeats seem used to it as they produce sweetmeats by the tons and make very good sales, despite selling at wholesale rates. The biggest sellers at these shops are gulab jamun. You can get some 45 small, falsa-size gulab jamuns in one kilogram and 20 to 25 bigger ones in the same weight. The kitchens also sell sweet rice or zarda on order for wedding ceremonies or other occasions. There is extra rush at Mithai Gali during special occasions such as Eidul Fitr, Eidul Azha and 12 Rabiul Awwal when everything sells like hot cakes.
