Markets floodedwith crowd

Islamabad

As the third ‘Ashra’ of Ramazan started, markets of twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad are flooded with crowd especially women who are busy buying matching sandals, clothes and jewellery.

Especially after ‘iftari’ children and women were more enthusiastic in choosing new and unique design clothes to wear on the occasion of Eidul Fitr. City Traffic Police hasmade special arrangements to avert congestion in busymarkets and peoplemay not violate the traffic rules. Markets have been decorated with beautiful coloured lights to attract the customers.

A resident of Islamabad Inaam Ullah said, "The buyers, mostlymiddle class were found moving from shop to shop asking prices of goods. Buyers inlarger numbers, mostly women and children, were throng to the different markets after the Iftar he said.

A shopkeepeer Farhan Saif said, “Visitors with good salary were approaching different big shopping centreswhile the lowincome class people are also seen purchasing their desired items from the stalls established at footpaths in the city.” "The shops were displaying with intricate designs of jewellery to attract the female customers. A buyer Anum Ahmed said," The shopkeepers are seen happy due to frequent sale of their items.