PESHAWAR: Masjid Qasim.ali.khan has received the Shawal moon sighting witnesses as usual with the traditions of the Masjid.
A non-official meeting is underway at Masjid Qasim Ali Khan on Saturday to sight the Shawal moon. According to sources, three testimonies have already been received regarding the sighting of the Shawal moon.Every year Mufti Shahbuddin Popalzai heads the committee of Masjid Qasim Ali Khan in Peshawar to sight the Shawal moon.However, this year Mufti Popalzai has left the country for Dubai and his subordinates are part of the meeting which is underway to sight the moon.Sunday is the first day of Eid ul Fitr as the crescent of Shawwal has been sighted in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states, as per Arab media.In Pakistan, Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee (CRHC) will meet in Peshawar on June 25 in connection with Shawwal moon sighting.