Zilhajj moon not sighted in Pakistan and Eidul Adha will be celebrated on June 7, announced the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee on Tuesday.
A meeting of Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee was held in Islamabad on Tuesday (today) for sighting of the Zil Hajj moon 1446 Hijri to confirm the dates of Eid ul Adha this year.
Maulana Syed Muhammad Abdul Khabeer Azad, chairman of the central committee presided over the meeting.
In a statement, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said that the birth of the new moon occurred at 8:02am today, but with the moon being approximately 12 hours old by evening, the chances of sighting it were low.
Meanwhile, religious scholar Mufti Ramzan Sialvi confirmed that moon was not sighted in Lahore, adding that the final announcement regarding moon sighting would be made by the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee.
Similarly, zonal committee sources in Karachi said that no testimony of moon sighting was received from any part of Sindh.
Eid ul Adha falls on the 10th day of Zil Hajj, which also marks the Hajj pilgrimage. According to a prediction by the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco), Muslims in Pakistan are expected to celebrate the occasion on June 7.
The space agency said that the first of Zil Hajj — the final month in the Islamic lunar calendar — will likely be observed on May 29, depending on the official moon sighting. This projection places Eid ul Adha on Saturday, June 7.
