The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee announced on Wednesday that Rabi-ul-Awwal 1446 AH moon was not sighted in the country.
Therefore, the new Islamic month will begin from September 6 (Friday).
Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Chairman Abdul Khabir Azad announced the decision regarding the sighting of moon for Rabi-ul-Awwal.
According to the announcement, the Eid Milad-un-Nabi (PBUH) would be celebrated across the country on September 17 (Tuesday).
The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee met today (Wednesday) for sighting of Rabi-ul-Awwal 1446 AH moon at the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony.
Committee chairman Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad presided over the meeting.
Members of the central and zonal Ruet-e-Hilal committees, including Mufti Zameer Ahmed Sajid, Mufti Muhammad Iqbal Naeemi, Mufti Abdul Salam Jalali, Maulana Abu Bakar Siddiq, Maulana Haroon Rashid Balakoti, Allama Sajjad Hussain Jawadi, and Pir Muhammad Mumtaz Ahmed Zia Nizami will attend the meetings.
Zonal committees across the country held their meetings at their respective headquarters in Lahore, Karachi, Quetta, and Peshawar.
