ISLAMABAD: As the month of Shaban ends, people are gearing up for the Holy month of Ramadan.
Since the Islamic calendar follows the moon, citizens are curious when the first Roza (fasting) will fall in Pakistan.
According to the Ministry of Religious Affairs, a meeting for Ramadan moonsighting has been scheduled for March 22.
The ministry in a statement said that “The central meeting for the sighting of the moon of Ramadan will be held on March 22, Wednesday, (corresponding to 29 Shaban) after Asr prayer at the Provincial Auqaf Peshawar under the Maulana Syed Abdul Khabir Azad, chairmanship of Chairman,”
It added that “Meetings of other zonal committees will be held at their respective locations, including the Ministry of Religious Affairs in Kohsar Block, Islamabad,”
Holy month of Ramadan
If the moon is sighted on March 22, it would mean that the first Roza (fasting) will fall on March 23, and if this does not happen, then the Holy month of Ramadan will start on March 24.
As per the ministry, the final decision on the crescent sighting would be made by Abdul Khabir Azad, Chairman Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee.
