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ISLAMABA (APP): The responsibilities of the
womenfolk increases manifold during Ramzan as they had to get up
midnight to prepare Sehri besides making elaborate arrangements for
Iftari followed by dinner.
“I have to get up early at night to prepare Sehri for the
adults and have to get up early morning to prepare breakfast for the
children. One hardly gets enough time to rest at night and day is
spent in routine household chores”, Shaista Maroof, a house wife
told APP here Tuesday.
Another house wife, Jameela Rehman said discharging enhanced
responsibilites while fasting is a difficult task but Allah has
bestowed them such an energy to meet such schedule with ease. When
asked if she had any help in daily household chores, she noding
positively said, help for cleaning and washing is routine issue.
Suraiya Begum pointed out that childeren were at home due to
summer vacation and their presence at home for whole day was itself
an herculean task in addition to preparing breakfast in the morning
and lunch in the afternoon. Moreover, she said those who observe
fast, they need their individual dishes for Iftari, putting
additional burdeon on woman of
the house and household expenditures.
A mother Farzana Ahmed said,” In Ramzan my priority is to give
healthy and balance diet to my children and family, In Ramzan she
spend more time in kitchen, children always demand different food
than elders i.e less spicy, fried and yummy.”
A housewife Sana Imran said “women love to be appreciated by
their respective husbands and family members. Showing appreciation
is very important for the one who work whole day. Sometimes women’s
work never get recognitions.