MONITORING DESK

KARACHI: Chairman Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee Mufti Muneebur Rehman on Saturday announced the sighting of the moon for the month of Shawwal, saying Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated across Pakistan on Sunday.

He made the announcement at a press conference after chairing a meeting of the committee held in Karachi.

Separate meetings of zonal Ruet committees were also held at their respective regional headquarters.

Rehman said the committee received multiple testimonies of moon-sighting including from Chaman, Pasni and various other places. He added that the judgement of testimonies received from areas where the moon was expected to be sighted took “quite a lot of time”.

The Ruet committee chairman said the moon sighted today was “very sensitive” and therefore the body had focused on the southern areas where it was expected to be spotted.

After the body deliberated upon the matter, it was decided that the crescent has been sighted and “Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated tomorrow, May 24.”