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Section 144 imposed across Punjab from 1st to 10th Muharram

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LAHORE: The Punjab Government has announced the imposition of Section 144 across the province from 1st to 10th Muharram to maintain law and order in the province. According to the official statement, pillion riding will be banned on the 9th and 10th of Muharram. However, senior citizens and women will be exempt from this restriction. … Read more

Rabi us Sani moon sighted in Pakistan

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  • The first Rabi-us-Sani, 1445 AH was set to begin on Oct 17.
  • Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee convened session in Islamabad.
  • The zonal committee meetings held simultaneously across Pakistan.

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee , Maulana Syed Muhammad Abdul Khabir Azad announced that the moon for Rabi-us-Sani, 1445 AH, had been sighted.

He said the first Rabi-us-Sani, 1445 AH was set to begin on  October 17, 2023.

Under the chairmanship of Maulana Syed Muhammad Abdul Khabir Azad, the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee convened a session here at the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony.

The Central and Zonal Ruet-e-Hilal Committee members from Islamabad included esteemed scholars such as Mufti Zameer Ahmed Sajid, Mufti Muhammad Iqbal Naemi, Mufti Abdus Salam Jalali, Maulana Abu Bakr Siddiqu, Maulana Haroon Rashid Balakoti, Allama Sajjad Hussain Javadi, Allama Mustafa Haider Naqvi, and Pir Syed Muhammad Mumtaz Ahmed Zia Nizami. Also, prominent figures like Pir Syed Umar Farooq Shah, Maulana Abid Israr, and Maulana Pir Bilal Gul Wazir were present.

These meetings were held simultaneously across Pakistan in Lahore, Quetta, Peshawar, Karachi, and other cities, involving members of the Central and Zonal Ruet-e-Hilal Committees and technical experts who reported moon sightings.

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Ruet-e-Hilal committee meeting for Zilhaj moon sighting to be held on July 10

Eid al-Adha is expected to fall on either July 20th or 21st, the central Ruet e Hilal committee is all set to meet on July 10 (i.e. 29th of Ziquad) for Zilhaj moon-sighting. The committee including officials from the Met department, Suparco, Navy, and religious affairs ministry will meet on Saturday with Maulana Abdul Khabeer … Read more

Muharram moon sighting: meeting of the Central Rute-e-Hilal underway

The meeting of the Central Rute-e-Hilal is underway at the Met Complex of the Meteorological Department. A meeting of the Central Rute-e-Hilal Committee is underway to decide on the sighting of the moon in the month of Muharram. According to details, evidence of sighting of the moon will be obtained from all over the country … Read more