The Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee on Sunday announced that Eidul Fitr would fall on Monday (March 31) as the Shawwal moon was sighted in the country.
The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee meeting was chaired by Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad at the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony in Islamabad.
Addressing a press conference after the meeting, Maulana Khabir said testimonies of moon sightings were received from across the country and hence Eid would be celebrated tomorrow (March 31).
According to Arab media reports, multiple countries, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), are celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr today.
An official statement from the Saudi Royal Court confirmed that Saturday was the last day of Ramadan, and Eid is being observed across the Kingdom today. Similarly, the UAE has announced the sighting of the Shawwal moon and is marking Eid-ul-Fitr today.
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Other Middle Eastern nations, such as Kuwait, Qatar, and Iran, have also confirmed the sighting of the crescent and are celebrating Eid today.
