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Eidul Azha date nears, moon-sighting committee to sit tomorrow
Pakistan is all prepared to decide the start of Islamic month of Zilhaj as the country’s central moon-sighting council is to meet on Saturday, which will also pave the way for the official declaration of this year’s Eidul Azha date.
The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee will convene tomorrow – 29 Ziqadah – to consider allegations of moon-sighting from across the country. Once the crescent is observed and authenticated, the authorities will declare the commencement of Zilhaj and Eidul Azha.
Pakistan’s Ministry of Religious Affairs spokeswoman said a session will be held at the Pakistan Meteorological Department office in Karachi. The conference will be headed by Maulana Syed Muhammad Abdul Khabir Azad, who is the head of the country’s central moon-sighting committee.
Zonal and district Ruet-e-Hilal committees would convene on the same evening at their respective headquarters to decide the sighting of the moon for central gathering. These regional committees will analyze local moon-sighting testimonies and send findings for final verification.
After the evaluation process, Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad will finally announce the moon sighting and the commencement of Zilhaj.
Meanwhile, Pakistan’s space agency has already made an early prognosis that has caught public attention before the conference. The Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission popularly known as SUPARCO has forecasted a strong likelihood of sighting the Zilhaj crescent tomorrow.
If the prognosis is true and the moon is sighted as expected, Eidul Azha in Pakistan will likely be on May 27, marking the beginning of one of the country’s biggest Islamic events. The ultimate judgment will be made by the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee after examining reports from all throughout the country.
Farooq Sattar said MQM’s proposed local bodies amendment was an important aspect of the 28th amendment in the constitution.
“All parties except the People’s Party are in favour of the amendment,” stated a MQM leader. “The People’s Party’s claim that nothing could be done without it will collapse,” Mr Sattar added. “There are many things that could happen without the People’s Party,” he remarked.
“First time a President was given immunity”, said Farooq Sattar, adding that the PPP has enjoyed a prolonged political space.
“No one knows where Rs 25,000 billion were spent in 18 years,” he added. “Karachi is not even looks like the Paris of 14th to 16th century,” Sattar. “Karachi looks like a 5,000 year old city found in excavation”.
He also alleged, “The pride of PPP is going down into drain and alternate leaderships are being prepared.
— A 13-year-old child drowned while bathing in Pinjari Canal in Sajawal, a city in Sindh province, on FridayThe tragedy occurred in village Gul Ghayo near Sajawal where 13-year-old Abbas was taking a swim in the canal to beat the heat when he slipped into deep water and drowned.
The deceased body of the youngster was removed from canal on self help basis by local neighbors and handed over to his heirs.
The federal government has cut the price of kerosene oil by Rs7.23 per litre and also revised the petroleum charge on petrol and diesel, according to official notifications.
According to the revised rates announced by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority, the new price of kerosene oil has been determined at Rs311.73 per litre against the previous cost of Rs318.96 per litre.
The fuel price was dropped by Rs9.24 per litre to Rs108.17 a litre from Rs117.41, Petroleum Ministry sources said.
In contrast, the duty on high speed diesel was raised by Rs9.40 a litre to Rs52 a litre from Rs42.60.
The Petroleum Division had announced a Rs5 per litre drop in the pricing of both fuel and high-speed diesel.
After the change, the new petrol price is Rs409.78 per litre and high-speed diesel Rs409.58 per litre.
The revised fuel rates have come into force across the country from midnight, according to a notification issued by the Petroleum Division.
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