The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee will gather today (Sunday) in the country’s federal capital to observe the 1443 AH Shawwal moon.
According to a report from the state media, the supreme moon sighting committee’s major meeting will be place at the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony, with Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad in the chair. District Ruet-e-Hilal Committees will convene at their separate headquarters in the meanwhile.
Maulana Syed Abdul Khabir Azad, Chairman of the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee, will announce the final judgement on the crescent sighting.
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has projected that Eidul Fitr will be celebrated on May 3, claiming that the Shawwal moon will not be visible anywhere in Pakistan on the evening of Ramadan 29.
Waziristan, a hilly region of northwest Pakistan, and Afghanistan, on the other hand, are celebrating Eid today after seeing the Shawwal moon the day before.
