The federal government has started making efforts to evolve a consensus among the federating units for celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr across the country on the same day.
Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Minister Sardar Muhammad Yousaf has started efforts by contacting religious scholars of various schools of thoughts for this purpose.
According to official sources, the ministry is planning to convene the meeting of the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee in Peshawar instead of Lahore for sighting the moon of Shawwal.
The minister has already made successful attempts for starting Ramzanul Mubarak across the country on the same day (June 7).
The minister also met several ulema and religious scholars including Mufti Shahabuddin Popalzai of Qasim Khan Mosque Peshawar for ensuring same day start of Ramzan.
The minister has started similar efforts by contacting religious scholars and ulema to evolve consensus for celebrating same day Eidul Fitr across the country.
