Times of Islamabad

Ramzan crescent sighting: RuetHilal committee meeting summoned

Ramzan crescent sighting: RuetHilal committee meeting summoned

ISLAMABAD – A meeting of Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee under the chair ofMufti Munib-ur-Rehman would be held in Karachi on Sunday, May 5 (29,Shaban-ul-Moazzam,1440,Hijri) for sighting the crescent ofRaman-ul-Mubarak, said an official of the Ministry of Religious Affairs andInterfaith Harmony.

Talking to APP, he said the other members of committee would attend Zonaland District Ruet-e-Hilal Committees at their respective places. Themeeting of Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) committee would be held atMinistry of Religious 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; Mushahid Hussain Khalid, Director (R&R) on Cell No0300-6831822 ; 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.