Eid-ul-Adha in Pakistan Set for June 7
Islamabad: The moon of Dhul-Hijjah 1446 AH was not sighted in any part of Pakistan, after which it has been announced that Eid-ul-Adha will be celebrated on Saturday, June 7, across the country.
This announcement was made by Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad, Chairman of the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee, during a press conference in Islamabad.
Maulana Abdul Khabir said that the meeting of the central committee was held in Islamabad, while the meetings of the zonal committees were held in the provincial capitals.
Representatives of the Meteorological Department, SPARC, the Ministry of Religious Affairs,s and other relevant institutions attended the meeting.
He said that today the weather was cloudy in most parts of the countr,y and no Sharia moon sighting was received from any place. It was unanimously decided that the first Dhul-Hijjah will be on Thursday, May 29, and Eid-ul-Adha will be celebrated on Saturday, June 7.
On this occasion, the zonal committees of Lahore, Karachi, Peshawa,r and Quetta also confirmed that they had not received any evidence of moon sighting.
During the meeting, Fateha was offered for the martyrs of the Pakistan Army, while tributes were also paid to the Pakistan Army and Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir for their courageous leadership on the success of Operation Banyan Al-Marsoos.
On the other hand, the Ministry of Religious Affairs has also issued a formal notification for the start of Dhul-Hijjah 1446 AH, according to which Thursday, May 29 will be the 1st Dhul-Hijjah.
It may be recalled that earlier this week, the Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SPARCO) had predicted, based on scientific and astronomical analysis of the birth of the moon and its expected sighting, that Eid-ul-Adha is likely to be on June 7, which has now been proven correct.
