Zil Hajj moon not sighted, Eid ul Adha to be celebrated on July 21 in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD (92 News) - The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee announced on Saturday that the Zil Hajj moon was not sighted and thus Eid ul Adha will fall on July 21 and Eid ul Adha will be celebrated on July 21 9 Wednesday).

This was announced by Chairman Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Maulana Abdul Khabeer Azad while briefing the journalists after meeting of the committee.

Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad said the first of Zil Hajj will fall on Monday.

The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee met for the sighting of the crescent of Zil Hajj 1442 AH at the Met complex of the Pakistan Meteorological Department in Karachi.

Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Chairperson Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad arrived in Karachi from Islamabad to preside over the meeting.

Meanwhile, he provincial and district Ruet-e-Hilal Committees met simultaneously at their respective headquarters. The meetings that convened in Lahore, Islamabad and Peshawar all reported that no testimonies of the moon having been sighted were received.