Hindu trader receives applause from Muslims over offering 50% discount during Ramzan.

PESHAWAR -- A Hindu trader has won the hearts of Muslims and is receiving huge applause for offering a flat 50 percent discount during Ramzan on all the items being sold at his fabric shop in Battagram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

With a large size banner hung in front of his shop `Ram Cloth House' in the busy Ajmal Bazaar of Battagram city, he attracted the attention of visitors through the discount offered on fabrics for both males and females.

'The offer has been made in reverence of the holy month of Ramzan for providing relief to fasting Muslims,' explained Jacky Kumar, owner of Ram Cloth House and resident of Battagram for generations.

"Every year, I make a profit of around Rs. 0.5 to 0.6 million during Ramzan through selling clothes to Muslims, but this year have decided to spend this amount on providing ease to the hard-pressed faithfuls to buy new clothes for their families for the celebration of the religious festival of Eid-ul-Fitar," he shared with reporter.

The idea of giving relief to Muslims during their holy month came to mind when a Muslim friend shared his hardships in purchasing new clothes for his children, Jacky informed.

"The suit of Rs. 1400 is offered for sale at Rs. 750 and those carrying a price tag of Rs. 2000 are now for sale at half price of Rs. 1000," reads the banner displayed at his shop.

This offer was made on March 28 (Tuesday) and would remain valid till the end of Ramzan, Kumar added.

Within two days of the announcement of the sale, a large number of people rushed to his shop and he sold around 5000 suits.

'Almost all the customers including men and women who availed the offer expressed their feelings of surprise and jubilation over this goodwill gesture by a Hindu trader,' Jacky apprised reporter.

While leaving the shop, the beneficiaries of the offer not only expressed gratitude but also made a lot of prayers for providing them relief at the time of economic stress, he went on to say.

'I am feeling much contentment while observing the response of people and have realized that monetary loss is nothing while comparing it with satisfaction one gets over doing some good for the betterment of humanity,' Kumar remarked.

He also disclosed that he would make arrangements for providing stitched clothed to orphaned Muslim children upto 12 years of age for the celebration of upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr.

'The discount offer on one side has...