ISLAMABAD (DNA) – A meeting of the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee chaired by Mufti Muni-Ur-Rehman will be held in Karachi on Friday (August 2) for the sighting of the Eid ul Azha moon, said an official of the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony.

The official said other members of the committee would attend Zonal and District Ruet-e-Hilal Committees at their respective places.

The meeting of Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) committee would be held at the Ministry of Religious Affairs, near the General Post Office (GPO) Islamabad.

All information about the positioning of the crescent could be conveyed to Chairman Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee.

Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Chairman Mufti Munib-ur-Rehman would announce the decision of crescent sighting or otherwise subsequently on the basis of information received.

On the other hand, Zil-hajj moon has been sighted in Saudi Arabia and 1st Zil-hajj would be observed on August 2 whereas Eid ul Azha would be celebrated on August 11.