Mufti Muneebur Rehman, Chairman of the Ruet-i-Hilal Committee has expressed the hope that a "unanimous formula" could be readied in Saturday's meeting between President Arif Alvi and prominent religious scholars from across the country.

Speaking after a meeting with Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, Rehman said Shah and provincial ministers also expressed the hope that a unified decision could be made on Saturday which the ulema would agree on and the government would abide by.

"It will be better for our country, our state, our nation," he said.

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