First Fast in Pakistan on Thursday as Ramadan moon spotted

The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee has actually revealed that the Ramadan moon was viewed as well as the initial of the divine month will certainly fall on Thursday (tomorrow).

The statement was made by Central Ruet-e-Hilal Board chairman Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad at a press conference in Peshawar on Wednesday evening.

The statement was made hours after the session started at 5pm in Peshawar, while the moon had not been pointed out in Peshawar because of gloomy weather it was seen in a number of various other areas of the nation.

Addressing the press meeting, Maulana Azad stated that the committee got moon discovery statements from a number of locations in the nation, including Bahawalpur, Rahim Yar Khan, Swabi, Qila Saifullah and Mardan.

Saudi Arabia and most various other Gulf states will likewise begin the not eating month on Thursday (tomorrow).

Nevertheless, the Ramadan moon was not viewed in India and also Bangladesh.

It concerns point out here, individuals across Pakistan will certainly observe Roza on the same day after a number of years as formerly individuals in Peshawar utilized to keep quick a day before remainder of the people did.

Previously, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) claimed that there were possibilities of the crescent moon being spotted today, yet the weather condition is cloudy.

The moon can be sighted at around 7:28 pm today in Karachi, the PMD authorities had stated during the Ruet-e-Hilal Board's Zonal conference in Karachi.

Earlier, an official of the Ministry of Religious Matters told The News along with convening of the committee in all provinces in rotation, the objective for holding the conference this time around in Peshawar was additionally to develop agreement on the sighting of the crescent of Ramadan on the very same day.

He stated that along with getting calls for proof, the board would certainly likewise invite individuals from the private Ruet committees to tape-record their declarations. The committee would certainly additionally cross-question people videotaping their evidence to determine the same.