Muharram to begin on Saturday

ISLAMABAD: The moon of Muharram-ul-Haram was not sighted across the country on Thursday, therefore the first of Muharram will fall on Saturday, 19th December, the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee announced.

The meeting of the Central Ruet-Hilal Committee was held in the Ministry of Religious Affairs building.

Due to the illness of Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman, the chairman of the committee, Mufti Muhammad Rafique Hasni chaired the meeting.

Acting chairman of the committee Mufti Muhammad Rafique Hasni informed the media that the moon for Muharram-ul-Haram was not sighted.

Representatives of the Met office and about 14 Ulema from different schools of thought from across the country also attended the meeting.—APP