The Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee on Thursday announced that Eidul Fitr would fall on Saturday (April 22) as the Shawwal moon had not been sighted.
The announcement was made by the committee’s chairman, Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad, at a press conference in Islamabad.The announcement came after the committee met in the capital. Separate meetings of the zonal and district Ruet-i-Hilal committees were also held at their respective headquarters in Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar and Quetta.During the press conference, Maulana Azad said that the weather was clear in most areas but was cloudy in some. He went on to say that moon-sighting testimonies were not received from any area, therefore, Eidul Fitr would fall on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia announced that Eidul Fitr would be celebrated tomorrow (Friday).
“Tomorrow, Friday, is the first day of Eidul Fitr for this year,” with Thursday the last day of Ramazan, the official Saudi Press Agency said on its Twitter account citing a royal court statement.
The UAE and Qatar also announced that the first day of Eid will fall on Friday.
