Religious harmony: Hindu, Muslim owners turn their petrol pump into mosque

KARACHI: A Muslim and a Hindu owner of a fuel station at Shahra-e-Faisal area of Karachi turned their petrol pump into a mosque during Namaz timings where Friday and daily prayers are regularly being offered.

The manager of the fuel station Ghulam Haider told the The News that Haji Akhtar Ali Sheikh and Pahlaj Roy jointly ventured a fuel station and later they built a mosque along with the outlet allowing the commuters and others to perform their prayers peacefully.

He said the owners later decided to build a mosque at an adjacent plot of the station to provide opportunities for the faithful to perform their prayers accordingly and timely as four years ago there was no mosque in the surrounding area.

During the prayers, the fuel station stops selling petrol. The manager said gradually the number of Namzis was getting increased as the office workers, commuters and others were paying their prayers in the mosque.

He said Maulana Abul Hassan performed Imamat while a Mouzzan timely said Azan, and the owners of the fuel station paid their remunerations themselves. They said after building a mosque, Allah showered His blessing on all including the fuel station workers.