Ruet-i-Hilal Committee members look for the Ramazan moon. Photo by author
The Ruet-i-Hilal Committee announced on Tuesday evening that the Ramazan moon has been sighted and the first of the holy month will fall on Wednesday (tomorrow).
Addressing a press conference after a meeting of the committee in Peshawar, Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee chairman Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad said the crescent was sighted in Karachi, Lahore, Malakand and other areas. The first day of fasting in Ramazan will be tomorrow, April 14, Wednesday, he said, adding that crowds in various areas of the country had spotted the moon.
The unprecedented meeting of the Ruet-i-Hilal Committee was held in Peshawar after a gap of 17 years in order to develop consensus about the start of Ramazan across the country the same day and ensure that no complaints about the sighting of the crescent were received.
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