Youm e Ashur date revealed for Pakistan

Youm e Ashur date revealed for Pakistan

The Muharram ul Haram crescent has not been sighted on Tuesday,Youm-e-Ashura would fall on Saturday, July 29 in Pakistan.

Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Chairman Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad after ameeting of the committee held a press conference in Quetta and announcedthat the first Muharram will be on Thursday, July 20.

Representatives of the Central and Zonal Ruet-e-Hilal Committees, PakistanMeteorological Department officials, Ministry of Science and Technology,and Ministry of Religious Affairs and Harmony attended the committeemeeting for moon sighting.

On the other hand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has announced apublic holiday on the 1st of Muharram and also issued a notification of it.