Pakistan

With dumpukht and seekh kebabs, KP moonsighting committee meeting menu mocks austerity measures

Social media users criticise govt and Ruet-e-Hilal committee for spending money on food items as country faces economic crisis

Rasool Dawar
March 10, 2023
A person sighting the moon. — Reuters/File
A person sighting the moon. — Reuters/File

Amid the federal government's austerity drive, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Auqaf Department has issued a tender for the dinner arrangement of the Ruet-e-Hilal committee's meeting for the Ramadan moonsighting.

The tender, which has mentioned several scrumptious food items under the VIP menu, has invited netizens' ire as the country battles with a severe economic crisis.

Take a look at the entire menu.

Food for VIPs 100 persons:

Food for general public 100 persons:

Reception tea:

Social media users have criticised the provincialgovernment and the Ruet-e-Hilal committee for spending money on food items as the country faces a financial crunch.

Here's how the netizens have reacted:



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