ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The chances of sighting the crescent of Eid-ul-Fitr are very bright on Tuesday evening and Eid-ul-Fitr could be celebrated on Wednesday in Pakistan, according to a Met office official.
Likewise, a member of Arab Union for Astronomy and Space Science Dr. Khaled Al-Zaaq also claimed that July 6 was most likely to be the day of Eid Al-Fitr in most parts of the Islamic world.
Meanwhile, Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman will preside over the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee meeting in Lahore on Tuesday evening for sighting the crescent of Shawal-ul-Mukaram 1437 AH. The members of district committees would also meet at their respective district offices for sighting the Eid crescent.
All the evidence regarding the position of crescent could be conveyed to the Chairman Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee on cell number 0300-9285203; 0321-2022000; 0333-2697051;0333-5453499; 042-99213006; 021-9208014; 021-99261412 (Met Department); 051-9205735; 021-99261413; 021-35688307; 021-5688307; 021-9204761; 021-5684550 and 021-99261404.
The Chairman Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman would announce the decision of crescent sighting or otherwise subsequently on the basis of information received after evaluating the evidences.
