Goodwill gesture from Pakistan: Dunkin Donuts offers free meals to Indians
Lahore, Oct 19: In a goodwill gesture, a restaurant owner in Pakistan has decided to offer free meals to any Indians visiting Pakistan on a short-term visa. The move has come after a family of 6 from Karachi was denied accommodation in Mumbai hotels.
Karachi-based Pakistani family and they were forced to spend a night at a footpath in Mumbai, when they were refused by hotels and lodges Bhendi Bazaar area of Mumbai.
Iqbal Latif, who runs 26 franchises of international food outlet Dunkin Donut in Islamabad, Lahore and Peshawar, has decided to welcome and offer free meals to any Indians visiting Pakistan on a short-term visa.
The
banner
was
inscribed
with
Indian
and
Pakistani
flags
as
well.
The
offer
went
into
effect
from
Friday
last
week.
"I
felt
bad
when
I
saw
this
that
family
had
to
spend
night
on
a
footpath
near
a
police
station
and
another
part
at
a
pavement
at
the
railway
station,"
shared
Latif,"
reported
Dawn
online.
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"It's not a big deal, but an effort to invoke the teachings of Gandhi Ji who preached love and coexistence all his life," said Latif.
"We
served
2,432
people
in
Peshawar,
Islamabad
and
Lahore.
They
all
loved
it,"
added
Latif
revealed.
Sales
went
up
by
30
per
cent
since
the
day
the
offer
went
into
effect.
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