Pakistan to celebrate Eid ul Fitr 2024 tomorrow

The central moon sighting committee of Pakistan — Ruet-e-Hilal Committee — have received moon sighting testimonies from different parts of Pakistan, hence Eid ul Fitr will be celebrated tomorrow (Wednesday).

The meeting was underway in Islamabad today to collect testimonies of crescent sightings to ascertain the date of Eid ul Fitr.

The announcement was made by body chairman Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad following a meeting in Islamabad.

The committee chief said the decision was taken based on the testimonies received from the different parts of the country, he said while speaking to media in Islamabad.

The zonal body committees meetings were held simultaneously in all four provincial capitals — Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar and Quetta — to sight the Shawwal crescent.

Besides the members of the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee, the officials of the meteorology department, Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco) and the Ministry of Science and Technology too were also in attendance.