Islamabad: According to a report published in JEE News on Saturday, there is a possibility of extending the Eid holidays and a decision is expected soon.
If approved, the vacation will be from April 20 (Thursday) to April 25 (Tuesday).
Earlier this week, the Home Ministry had announced a five-day holiday from April 21 (Friday) to April 25 (Tuesday) and a notification was also issued in this regard.
The Rawit-Hilal Research Council (RHRC) has said that this year, Eid-ul-Fitr is likely to be celebrated on Saturday, April 22 resultantly Friday, April 21 would be Jumat ul Widah.
A meeting of the committee has been called on Thursday, April 20, to sight the moon of Shawwal.
Experts believe that the birth of the moon is expected on Thursday, April 20 at 9:13 am Pakistan time.
The moon must be more than 19 hours old to be visible at sunset on the evening of 29th Ramadan. However, it will be less than 10 hours in all areas of Pakistan.
The difference between sunset and moonset, which should be more than 40 minutes, will be only 21 minutes in Peshawar, Gilgit, Muzaffarabad, Charsadda, Islamabad/Rawalpindi, Quetta and Jiwani and 20 minutes in Lahore and Karachi.
