KARACHI: The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee led by Mufti Munibur Rehman will meet on Sunday (today) for sighting of the Shawwal moon while the zonal committees will hold meetings at their respective locations, it has been reported.
The meeting would be held at the camp office of the Meteorological Department where evidence of moon sighting would be collected.
According to the Pakistan Meteorological (Met) Department, there are visible chances of the Eid moon being sighted on June 25 (today).
As per the Met office, the Shawwal moon started appearing in the sky at 7:29AM on Saturday. Scientifically, the moon will be sighted for the longest duration in Pakistan in Jiwani area of Balochistan on June 25. The moon will appear in the sky for 75 minutes.
The sky is expected to be clear in most parts of the country on June 25, so there are chances that the moon will be sighted on Sunday evening i.e. after the 29th fast in many areas of Pakistan is observed, according to the Met department.
Therefore, it is likely that Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated on June 26 across the country.
