KARACHI: Saturday, October 4, will be the first day of Eidul Azha, as the Zilhaj moon was sighted on Wednesday in Saudi Arabia, the website of Dubai-based newspaper Khaleej Times said.
It quoted the Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia as saying the lunar month would begin on Thursday in the kingdom.
According to the Saudi statement, the Day of Arafat will be October 3.
Published in Dawn, September 25th, 2014
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