Defeating an unemployment with a share willpower, Zakir Ali (45), a poor fruit-sellor despite sizzling temperature in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa loads his handcart with mangoes and pineapples every morning at Chamkani fruit market where he earns up to Rs.5,000 per day.
As the sun rays bath his stones made house at village Dheri Ishaq in Nowshera district, the motivated fruits seller starts his motorcycle and arrives Chamkani fruits market located near Peshawar Motorway where he loads his handcart after purchasing mangoes, banana and pineapples through an open auction. “After the death of my father, I left my education incomplete in 1998 and adopted fruits selling as profession. With the grace of Allah Almighty, today my children are reading in top private schools, constructed own house and performed an umra with my wife,” he said.
He said the demands of pineapple was increased in local markets keeping in view of its unique quality of hydrating people for a longer hours during hot weather conditions. “Pineapple is very useful summer fruit as it carries about 86 percent water and can help prevent people from heatstroke and dehydration if used in natural forms,” said Professor Dr Aurangzeb Khan Wazir, head of medical department, government hospital Pabbi, Nowshera. Packed with vitamins B and C, he said the fruit carries magnesium, potassium, manganese and an anti-inflammatory enzyme which was also useful for people with kidney problems.— APP
