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Eid-ul-Fitr in Pakistan on Wednesday as Shawwal moon sighted

June 04, 2019

KARACHI, June 04 (INP): Pakistani nation will celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr on Wednesday, June 05, as Shawwal moon has been sighted in the country.

This was announced by Chairman Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman after presiding over the meeting of Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee in Karachi on Tuesday.

The evidence of moon sighting was received from Loralai district of Balochistan.

Comprising religious scholars and Met office officials, the committee makes its decision on the basis of evidence received from across the country.

Zonal Ruete Hilal Committees also held their meetings in major cities of the country to collect the evidence of moonsighting.