A Pakistani vendor sells dates at a weekly bazaar ahead of the Islamic holy
month of Ramadan in Islamabad on Sunday. AFP PHOTO
month of Ramadan in Islamabad on Sunday. AFP PHOTO
JAKARTA: Muslims in much of Asia began celebrating the holy month of Ramadan Sunday, but in Indonesia even threats by hardliners to raid “sinful” bars could not stop football fans heading to nightspots to watch the World Cup.