Srinagar: The first day of Eid-ul-Azha will be celebrated on August 22, according to Pakistan’s Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee.
The decision was announced by committee’s Chairman Mufti Muneebur Rehman on Sunday following the sighting of the Zilhaj moon.
The announcement was preceded by meetings of the moon-sighting committee and other zonal committees in all provincial capitals of the country, dawn newspaper reported.
The Islamic month of Zilhaj will commence on August 13. Meanwhile, Haj will be observed in Saudi Arabia on August 20.
Muslims across the globe celebrate the annual festival of Eid-ul-Azha, or the Festival of Sacrifice, which marks the end of the Haj pilgrimage to Makkah, and in commemoration of Prophet Abraham’s readiness to sacrifice his son to show obedience to Allah.
