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Ramadan 2019: Moon not sighted, first Roza on Tuesday

Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee on Sunday announced that moon for Ramadan 2019 was not sighted anywhere in Pakistan and that the 1st Ramadan will be on Tuesday.

By Web Desk
May 05, 2019

KARACHI: The Ramadan moon was not sighted in Pakistan on Sunday, hence first Roza will be on Tuesday (07th May), Mufti Muneeb ur Rehman announced after consulting all the four zonal offices.

The meeting of Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee was held under the chairmanship of Mufti Muneeb at the Karachi Met Office today to decide the start of the holy month.

Earlier, quoting unnamed sources, the TV channel said that Islamabad Zonal Committee has conveyed the information  to the central committee that moon has not been sighted in the Federal Capital.

DG Auqaf Punjab Tahir Raza Bukhari  also told media that no evidence is received   for moon sighting in whole of the Punjab and that the chairman has been updated in this regard.

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Talking to media, Mufti Muneeb said after gathering information from all the  offices it has been confirmed that no  evidence of moon sighting was received from Pakistan.

It was a consensus  decision  of all the members of the committee, he further added.

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According to details, Zonal and District Ruet-e-Hilal Committees hold their meetings in different parts of the country and send evidence to central body which makes official announcement .

In Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries first Ramadan is on Monday, 06th May 2019.