Shawwal moon sighted, Pakistan to celebrate Eidul Fitr on Monday

Published June 25, 2017
The announcement was made by Mufti Muneeb after chairing the meeting of the Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee in Islamabad. —APP
The announcement was made by Mufti Muneeb after chairing the meeting of the Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee in Islamabad. —APP

Chairman Ruet-i-Hilal Committee Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman announced the sighting of the moon for the month of Shawwal on Sunday and said that Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated on Monday.

The announcement was made by Mufti Muneeb after chairing a meeting of the Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee.

The Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee had convened the meeting to sight the moon for Eidul Fitr in Islamabad, whereas zonal bodies of the committee also met in Karachi, Quetta, Peshawar and Lahore.

However, certain parts of Khyber Pakhtunwa celebrated the first day of Eid-ul-Fitr on Sunday.

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