Zil Hajj moon sighted, Eidul Azha to fall on May 27

The Zil Hajj moon has been sighted and Eidul Azha will fall on May 27 in Pakistan, Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Chairman Maulana Abdul Khabeer Azad announced on Sunday. The announcement was made after a meeting of the committee held at the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) in Karachi, with Maulana Azad in the chair. The meetings […]

Ramazan moon sighted; holy month to begin in Pakistan on Thursday

The Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee announced on Wednesday that the Ramazan moon was sighted, and the holy month would begin in Pakistan on Thursday (February 19).

The announcement was made by committee chairman, Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad, as it met in Peshawar for the moon sighting.

Speaking to the media after the meeting, Azad said that the skies were clear in some areas and cloudy in…

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Govt says no power or gas loadshedding during Sehr, Iftar

The power and petroleum ministers on Wednesday assured the nation that there would be no electricity and gas loadshedding during Sehr and Iftar during this Ramazan.

Addressing a joint press conference alongside Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik, Power Minister Awais Leghari said, “We have decided that there will be absolutely no loadshedding in any area — unless there is a huge fault God…

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Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee meets in Peshawar for Ramazan moon sighting

A meeting of the Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee is currently underway in Peshawar to sight the Ramazan moon.

The committee chairman, Maulana Syed Muhammad Abdul Khabir Azad, is presiding over the meeting at the Auqaf Department building.

The zonal and district Ruet-i-Hilal Committees in Karachi, Islamabad, Lahore and other cities have also gathered to sight the new moon.

Earlier this month,…

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