*KARACHI: Muharram-ul-Haram is likely to begin on September 12, PakistanMeteorological Department has revealed.*
Ashura, which marks the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain on Muharram 10,will fall on September 22.
Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee will meet on September 10 to sight theMuharram moon and examine the countrywide evidence of the sighting of thenew Hijri year 1440 AH’s moon.
The committee is assisted by the PMD, Pakistan Space and Upper AtmosphereResearch Commission, and Pakistan Navy. According to Abdul Rashid, directorat the PMD Climate Data Processing Centre, the new moon of Muharram 1440 AHwill be born on crossing conjunction point at 23:02 PST on September 9,2018.
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“According to astronomical parameters, there is a slight chance of thesighting of the moon of Muharram on the evening of September 10, 2018, i.e.on 29th of Zilhij 1439 AH,” he said.
