Muharram moon unlikely to be sighted today

KARACHI: The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee will meet in Quetta on Saturday to sight the moon of Muharram-ul Haram 1446 Hijri.

However, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said that the Muharram “moon is unlikely to be seen today.

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Chairman of the moon-sighting body Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad will preside over the meeting to sight the moon for the first month of the Islamic calendar.

The meetings of zonal and district bodies of the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee will also simultaneously be held at their respective headquarters.