The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee announced that the Zil Hajj moon was not sighted in Pakistan on Tuesday, and the first day of Eid-ul-Adha will be observed on June 7, Saturday.

The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee met in Islamabad to look for the Zil Hajj 1446 Hijri moon. After the meeting, Chairman Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad said in a press conference that no trustworthy reports of moon sightings were received from major cities like Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta, and Islamabad.

He announced that the first day of Zil Hajj 1446 AH will be on Thursday, May 29, and Eid-ul-Adha will be celebrated across the country on Saturday, June 7, 2025.

This decision was also backed by astronomical data from SUPARCO, which showed that the moon’s age at sunset on May 27 was around 11 hours, making it very unlikely to be seen.

Eid-ul-Adha, also known as the Festival of Sacrifice, remembers Prophet Ibrahim’s readiness to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to God. Preparations for the festival have started, and cattle markets have been set up all over Pakistan for people to buy animals for sacrifice.

The festival is traditionally observed by slaughtering animals, and the meat is shared with family, friends, and those in need.

People perform the sacrifice over three days in honor of the tradition of Prophet Ibrahim.