ISLAMABAD: The Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee on Monday announced that the Ramazan moon was sighted and the first day of the holy month would fall tomorrow (March 12).
The body’s meeting was chaired by Chairman Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad at the office of Administrator Auqaf in Peshawar. Addressing a press conference after the meeting, Azad said testimonies were received about the moon’s sighting from most parts of the country, including Peshawar, Lahore, Swat, Sargodha and other places.
“Thus, it was decided through consensus that Ramazan will begin on March 12.”
He congratulated the people and the Muslim community on the arrival of the holy month.
Earlier, he said the sun would set around 6:20pm, after which the committee members throughout the country would try to see the Ramazan moon.
He had emphasised that similar meetings of zonal committees across the country would be held at their respective headquarters in Lahore, Karachi, Quetta and Islamabad to decide the moon-sighting of the holy month of Ramazan, 1445 AH.
Maulana Azad had appealed to all citizens to be vigilant in sighting the moon, expressing hope for a unified day of fasting for the country.
