Karachi (August 22, 2017): The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee has announced that the moon of Zil-Haj was not sighted across the country and Eid-ul-Azha will be celebrated on September 2 while Zilhaj month will commence from August 24.
The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee met on Tuesday evening in Karachi for the sighting of Zil-Hajj moon, although the chances for spotting were slim.
The committee met at the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) in the metropolis.
The meeting was chaired by Committee Chairman Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman.
Zonal committees have also met in Lahore and Islamabad. In Lahore, the moon sighting meeting was chaired by Punjab Auqaf Director General Tahir Bukhari.
Earlier, the PMD, however, had also predicted slim chances of sighting of the new moon today, August 22 (Ziquad 29, 1438 AH).
According to climate record, the weather is expected to be partly cloudy/cloudy in most parts of the country today.
Eid-ul-Azha, therefore, is predicted to be observed across the country on September 2.
The Zil-Hajj crescent was not sighted on Monday evening in Saudi Arabia, which means Eid-ul-Azha will be on September 1 (Friday) this year, Arab media reported.
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