Strong possibility of Ramazan moon sighting in Karachi today: PMD

KARACHI: Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted that there is a strong possibility of Ramazan moon sighting today, ARY News reported on Wednesday.

For the Ramazan moon sighting, the session of the zonal committee will be held at Pakistan Met Office in Karachi today. Sources said that the age of the crescent is 20 hours and 44 minutes, however, the weather is cloudy.

According to the Met Department, there is a strong possibility of Ramazan crescent sighting in Karachi if the clouds are cleared.

The Central Reut-e-Hilal Commission (RHC) session will be held in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) today.

The session will be attended by central and zonal RHC members, representatives of the Ministry of Religious Affairs, SUPARCO, Met Department and the Ministry of Science and Technology.

The zonal committee sessions will be held at the headquarters in major cities including Lahore, Karachi, Quetta and Islamabad.