Eid-ul-Adha in Pakistan will begin on Monday, June 17 this year as the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee declared the sighting of the crescent moon on Friday, signalling the commencement of the month of Zil Hajj.
Chairman Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad made the announcement in a press conference after the committee meeting ended at the Pakistan Meteorological Department office, Karachi.
Parallel meetings were also held by Ruet-e-Hilal committees in all provincial capitals.
On Thursday, the Saudi authorities announced the sighting of the crescent moon of Zil Hajj in the kingdom. The first day of Eid-ul-Adha 2024 in Saudi Arabia will fall on Sunday, June 16.