The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee on Thursday announced the sighting of the Muharram-ul-Haram moon for the Islamic year 1447 AH, marking the beginning of the new Islamic year from Friday, June 27.
Accordingly, Ashura — the 10th of Muharram — will be observed on Sunday, July 6.
The announcement was made by Committee Chairman Maulana Syed Muhammad Abdul Khabeer Azad following a meeting held at the Deputy Commissioner's office in Quetta.
Officials from the Pakistan Meteorological Department and the national space agency, SUPARCO, were also in attendance.
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