Times of Islamabad

Zil Hajj Moon sighting: RuetHilal Committee to meet

Zil Hajj Moon sighting: RuetHilal Committee to meet

ISLAMABAD – Ruet-e-Hilal Committee is set to hold a meeting chairedby Mufti Munib-ur-Rehman in Karachi on Friday, August 2 (29,Zulqaida,1440,Hijri) for sighting the crescent of Zul-Hijja, reportedMinistry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony.

Rehman said the other members of committee would attend Zonal and DistrictRuet-e-Hilal Committees at their respective places. The meetingof IslamabadCapital Territory (ICT) committee would be held at Ministry ofReligious Affairs, near General Post Office (GPO) Islamabad.

All information about the positioning of the crescent could be conveyed toChairman, Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee on Cell No. 0300-9285203 and0321-2022000; Hafiz Abdul Qudoos, Deputy Director (Q) on Cell No0333-2697051 and Pakistan Meteorological Department, Karachi on021-99261412 and 021-99261413.

Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Chairman Mufti Munib-ur-Rehman would announce thedecision of crescent sighting or otherwise subsequently on the basis ofinformation received.