Pakistan, May 18 -- The Zil Hajj moon has been sighted and Eidul Azha will fall on May 27 in Pakistan, Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Chairman Maulana Abdul Khabeer Azad announced on Sunday.

The announcement was made after a meeting of the committee held at the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) in Karachi, with Maulana Azad in the chair.

The meetings of the zonal Ruet-e-Hilal Committees were also held at their respective provincial headquarters.

Addressing a press conference, Ruet chairman said that credible testimonies of moon sighting have been received from several parts of the country.

"It was decided with consensus that first Zilhaj 1447 AH will be on Monday, May 18, and Eidul Azha will be observed on Wednesday, May 27", h...