KARACHI (Dunya News) - The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee on Sunday announced that the Rabi-ul-Awwal 1447 moon was not sighted in the country.
The first Rabi-ul-Awwal will fall on Tuesday, August 26, while 12th Rabi-ul-Awwal would be observed on Saturday, September 6.
The meeting was presided over by Committee Chairman Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad.
Members of the committee, as well as representatives from the Ministry of Religious Affairs, SUPARCO, Meteorological Department, and the Ministry of Science and Technology, also attended the meeting.
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Zonal Ruet-e-Hilal Committees also met at their respective headquarters in Karachi, Lahore, Quetta, and Peshawar for sighting of the moon.
However, the final announcement regarding the moon sighting was made by the Central Committee’s chairman from Karachi.