A recent Gilani poll conducted by Gallup Pakistan shows that the majority of all Pakistanis have proper meal such as bread, curry or rice at both Sehri and Iftaar (Sehri is the food consumed at dawn before keeping a fast and iftaar is the evening meal for Muslims); 49% claimed to eat bread, curry, or rice at sehri and 34% have the same meal at iftaar. 35% said they have paratha (bread fried in oil) and tea and 22% have yogurt, milk and etc. for sehri. For aftari, 25% claimed to eat fruits, 20% have pakoras and samosas (pakoras and samosas are stuffed fried fast food snacks eaten in the sub-continent) where as 7% claimed to eat chaat (mixture of various fruits or potatoes and beans). Twenty five (25%) of the respondents have no particular preference and eat whatever is available at iftaar time.

The recent Gilani poll was conducted in Pakistan by Gallup Pakistan, affiliated with Gallup International Association, among a sample of 2775 men and women from rural and urban areas of all four provinces of the country, during August 2009.