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- Muslims across the world fast from sunrise till sunset during the holy month of Ramadan
- This is followed by the sighting of the new moon and is marked by Eid Al-Fitr celebration
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee will meet on March 22 for the sighting of the crescent for the holy month of Ramadan, the Pakistani religious affairs ministry announced on Tuesday.
Fasting during Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam, wherein Muslims abstain from food and drink from sunrise till sunset for a month.
This is followed by the sighting of the new moon and is marked by Eid Al-Fitr, a religious holiday and celebration that is observed by Muslims across the world.
“The meeting of the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee for sighting the crescent of Ramadan-ul-Mubarik 1444 AH will be held In-Shaa-Allah in the evening of Wednesday, the 22nd March,” the religious affairs ministry said in a notification.
The meeting will be presided over by Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee chairman Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad in Peshawar, according to the notification.
Similarly, it added, meetings of the zonal or district committees will be held at the same time at their respective headquarters.