Published on, Aug. 20 -- August 20, 2025 3:56 PM

Islamabad: The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee has scheduled a meeting on August 24 in Islamabad to sight the moon of Rabi-ul-Awwal 1447 Hijri. The meeting will be chaired by Committee Chairman Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad and will include scholars, officials from the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Meteorological Department, and SUPARCO.

Alongside the central session, zonal and district moon sighting committees will hold meetings at their respective locations. Any credible moon sighting testimonies from these regions will be compiled to announce the official start of Rabi-ul-Awwal.

The Pakistan Meteorological Department has forecast the possibility of moon sighting on August 24. Acc...