Moon not sighted, first Ramazan on Saturday

KARACHI: A newly formed Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee on Thursday said that the Ramadan moon had not been sighted.

Consequently, the holy month will commence in Pakistan on Saturday. The meeting of the committee was held at the Met Office in Karachi and presided over by Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman. A spokesperson had earlier said the meetings of the zonal committees will take place at the provincial headquarters.

According to the spokesperson, Islamabad’s zonal committee was to hold a meeting at the Kohsar complex. The moon sighting bodies in Saudi Arabia and the UAE will also meet today to decide the first day of the holy month. Meanwhile, Mufti Shahabuddin Popalzai of Peshawar's Qasim Ali Khan Mosque had also announced that their local committee would meet today for the moon sighting.