Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Chairman Maulana Syed Abdul Khabir Azad on Wednesday announced that Ramazan Moon was sighted in Pakistan and first Ramazan will be observed on Thursday (March 23).
The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee meeting was held in Peshawar under the aegis of Chairman Committee Maulana Syed Abdul Khabir Azad along with zonal meetings held in provincial capitals in Lahore, Karachi, Quetta and Islamabad.
Ramazan crescent not sighted in Lahore, Islamabad, Quetta, Karachi
Ruet-e-Hilal Committee zonal meetings that held in Lahore and Islamabad failed to sight the moon for holy month Ramazan.
Karachi, Quetta, Lahore and Islamabad meetings did not receive any witnesses from these two cities.
Quetta meeting of Central Ruet-e-Hilal held under the chair of the Maulana Anwarul Haqani. He said no witness of Ramazan moon sighted in Balochistan.
Earlier, Pakistan Meteorological Department forecast that there was a strong possibility that the moon for Ramadan 2023 will be sighted on the evening of March 22 (Wednesday).
It is pertinent to note that Saudi Arabia will start the fasting month of Ramadan on Thursday (March 23) along with most other Gulf states.