The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee announced on Saturday that the moon of Muharram-ul-Haram was not sighted in Pakistan, and Youm-e-Ashura would fall on Wednesday, July 17, Aaj News reported.
“The moon was not sighted in any part of the country,” committee chairman Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad said at a press conference in Quetta.
“It was thus consensually decided that the first of the month would be observed on July 8.”
He said that the Ashura — Muharram 10 — would be observed on July 17 (Wednesday).
Azad said that all provinces held zonal crescent sighting committee meetings, but none received any evidence.
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