Zilhaj moon sighted; Eid-ul-Azha on Nov 7

ISLAMABAD: The meeting of the Ruet-i-Hilal Committee was held under the chairmanship of Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman where it was announced that the Zil-Hajj moon had been sighted.

With the sighting of the moon Eid-ul-Azha will be celebrated in Pakistan on November 7.

Saudi Arabia hand announced on Thursday that the moon had been sighted and Eid-ul-Azha would be celebrated on November 6 in Gulf countries.

Apart from Islamabad the Zil-Hajj moon was also sighted in Lahore, Multan and Faisalabad.