ISLAMABAD - Safar Moon sighting in Pakistan was wrong as it was against the official moon sighting website of the Pakistan government, Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry on Sunday has revealed.
Chaudhry sought an apology from the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee for making a mistake in this regard.
Minister said that those having wisdom can understand but a certain section of the society could not be convinced.
Recently, the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee announced that the moon for the month of Safar was not sighted on Sunday (September 29), meaning the first of Safar would be Tuesday (October 1).
However, according to the pakmoonsighting.pk link there was ample evidence of moonsighting on the day.
The minister said pictures in this regard have been released on the internet, which contradict the announcement made by the religious body.