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The crescent shaped moon that marks the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan was not sighted in any city of Pakistan and this it was announced by the Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee Pakistan that the holy month of Ramadan will start in Pakistan from Sunday night and the first day for fasting will Monday.
The Chairman of Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee Pakistan, Mufti Munibur Rehman made the announcement at a press conference which was held after the conclusion of an official meeting of the committee at the Met Office in Karachi. He further added that no witnesses could confirm the sighting of the moon and thus the first day of fasting will start from the 30th of June. The holy month of Ramadan has started in Saudia Arabia whereas no moon was sighted in India or Bangladesh. The month of Ramadan will begin in Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen on June 29.
Muslims in Britain and United States of America will also start Ramadan from tomorrow. According to Dawn News, earlier in the day, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Zakat, Auqaf and Religious Affairs, Haji Habibur Rehman said zonal committees should respect the Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee’s decision and assist it in deciding a single date for the beginning of Ramadan across the country. He said the evidence of the Zonal Ruet-i-Hilal committees should be taken into consideration before announcing a decision about the sighting of the Ramadan moon.
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