Zil Hajj moon not sighted, Eid ul Adha on September 2
The first day of Eid ul Adha will be celebrated across Pakistan on September 2, Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee Chairman Mufti Muneebur Rehman announced, saying no credible reports of the sighting of the Zilhaj moon were received on Tuesday.
The announcement was preceded by meetings of the moon-sighting committee and other zonal committees in all provincial capitals of the country, Pakistan media reported.
No credible report of the sighting of the moon was reported from anywhere in the country, the central committee said.
The Islamic month of Zilhaj will now commence on August 24, whereas Eidul Adha will be celebrated across Pakistan on September 2.
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