RIYADH – The Shawwal crescent moon was not sighted in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates and Eid Al Fitr will be celebrated in the gulf states on Monday, May 2. Saudi Press Agency quoting Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court said the crescent has not been sighted in the Kingdom. Eid Al Fitr ...

ISLAMABAD – The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee will meet on May 01, Sunday to sight the moon of Shawal 1443 AH, reports in local media said. The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee members will meet at the Ministry of Religious Affairs. Maulana Abdul Khabeer Azad will lead meeting while zonal and ...

LAHORE – Astronomers have predicted the Shawwal moon to be sighted in Pakistan on May 3, however, there is no such announcement made by Ruet-e-Hilal Committee or Pakistan Meteorological Department. Experts forecast that the new moon will be born at 1:28 am between the night of April 30 and ...

PESHAWAR – Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday launched a stipend scheme for prayer leaders in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by formally distributing checks during a ceremony in Peshawar. Officials maintained the scheme was designed to address the financial requirements of religious leaders who ...

ISLAMABAD – This year, Eidul Azha will fall on Monday, Aug 12 while the holy month of Muharram, which marks the start of the Islamic year, will begin on Sunday, Sept 1, Pakistan’s Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry announced on Thursday. "Now that the argument over this Eid has ...