ISLAMABAD: The holy month of Ramazan will begin in Pakistan on April 14 with the moon visible the night before in major cities, the Ministry of Science and Technology announced Saturday.
“The moon of Ramazan, 1442 AH will be sighted on the evening of April 13, 2021 and the first Ramazan will by on the 14th April, 2021 (InshaAllah). The moon will be clearly sighted in Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar and Karachi,” the ministry said in a tweet.
The moon of Ramzam , 1442 AH will be sighted on the evening of April 13, 2021, and the first Ramzan will be on the 14th April, 2021 ( InshaAllah). The moon will be clearly sighted in Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar and Karachi.
— Ministry of Science & Technology (@MinistryofST) April 3, 2021
Like 2020, this year too Ramazan will be markedly different from previous ones as the coronavirus pandemic has stopped much of the world’s activities, including at places of worship.
This is the first time the ministry has officially made the announcement after the government and Ruet-i-Hilal Committee agreed earlier this year to work together and use technology to determine the sighting of the moon.
Last year, Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry drew the ire of clerics over his calls for a science-based lunar calendar, in absence of which Ramazan and Eid would year after year begins on different days in different areas of the country, depending on where the moon had been sighted by the human eye.
