- Peshawar committee receives six crescent sighting testimonies.
- Moon age only 12 hours, visibility unlikely, say meteorologists.
- India, Indonesia will celebrate Eid on Saturday after no sightings.
Pakistan will celebrate Eid ul Fitr on Saturday (March 21) as Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee received no credible testimony of Shawwal moon sighting from any part of the country.
RHC Chairman Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad formally announced the decision in a press conference in Islamabad.
Islamic months last 29 or 30 days, with their start and end determined by the sighting of the crescent moon, so Ramadan does not fall on the same Gregorian date each year.
The RHC zonal committee in Peshawar said it received multiple testimonies for crescent sightings.
The committee recorded a total of six testimonies, including five via telephone and one from an eyewitness who appeared in person at the meeting.
