• Holy month of Ramadan in arriving
• Moonsighting committee will meet on March 22
• First fast will be observed on March 23 or 24

The holy month of Ramadan ul-Mubarak is gradually approaching as people fast to seek the blessings as Al-Mighty Allah.

There are also intense speculation on when the first Roza (fast) would be observed in Pakistan.

The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony had scheduled a meeting for Ramadan moon sighting on March 22.

The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee will hold a meeting chaired by Maulana Syed Abdul Khabir Azad to sight the crescent for the holy month.

“The central meeting for the sighting of the moon of Ramadan will be held on Wednesday, March 22 (corresponding to 29 Shaban) after Asr prayer at Provincial Auqaf Peshawar under the chairmanship of Chairman Maulana Syed Abdul Khabir Azad,” the ministry said in a statement.

“Meetings of other zonal committees will be held at their respective locations including the Ministry of Religious Affairs in Kohsar Block, Islamabad,” it added.

If the moon is sighted on March 22 then it would mean that the first fast will be observed on March 23.

In case the crescent is not sighted, then the holy month of Ramaan will commence on March 24.

The final decision on the crescent sighting will be made by Chairman Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Abdul Khabir Azad.

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