The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee (CRHC) and Jamia Masjid Qasim Ali Khan Peshawar could not agree on starting the holy month of Ramadan and hence celebrating Eid on the same day. A meeting of the Senate’s Standing Committee on Religious Affairs, chaired by Senator Saleh Shah, was called to review the differences between the CRHC and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Masjid Qasim Ali Khan Peshawar.
CRHC Chairman Mufti Munibur Rehman said the problem of the sighting of the moon on the same day existed only in Peshawar, Mardan and Charsadda. The CRHC’s decision was accepted in all other parts of the country, he added. Shahabud Din of Masjid Qasim Ali Khan Peshawar said a committee should be formed to listen to the stance of the mosque’s cleric.
Minister for Religious Affairs Khurshid Shah stressed on formation of a committee comprising members of the standing committee, clerics from the CRHC and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to solve the problem. The proposal was accepted. On the other hand, Mufti Munibur Rehman made it clear that the PPP government could not run if it accepted the demand of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa alone and ignored all the other provinces.
Eid on same day…think again!
