PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Information Shaukat Yousafzai on Tuesday said that the announcement of Eidul Fitr in the province was made after consulting Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Responding to concerns regarding the celebration of Eid after 28 Ramzan, the minister said that the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee committed a mistake while sighting the Ramzan moon whereas KP tried to overcome the gap and celebrated the Eid on the right day.
The decision to celebrate Eid on June 4 was taken after taking the PM on board, he added.
Eidul Fitr was celebrated in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Tuesday at official level as prayers have been offered in Peshawar, Nowshera, Charsadda, Mardan, Swabi, Hangu, Bannu and merged districts of tribal areas.
Meanwhile, the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee will meet for the Shawwal moon sighting. If the moon is sighted, Eidul Fitr will be celebrated in the rest of the country on June 5.
According to the Met department, the birth of the moon will occur at 03:02pm on Monday and its age will be four hours and sixteen minutes at sunset. The moon will be 28 hours and 16 minutes old at sunset in Karachi.
The Met Office had said that the moon will remain on the horizon for one hour after the sunset on June 4, and moon sighting is expected today across the country.
