Govt announces four-day holidays for Eidul Fitr

ISLAMABAD (92 News) – The government has announced four public holidays on the occasion of Eidul Fitr with effect from fourth of the next month. A notification to this effect has been issued by the Ministry of Interior. According to the notification, Eidul Fitr holidays will be observed in Pakistan from June4-7. The announcement came days after Minister of Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry announced that the Eid Day 1 will be celebrated on June 5 in light of the lunar observations. The Met Office had earlier forecast sighting of Shawwal moon on June 4 meaning Eidul Fitr will fall on Wednesday June 5. “There is strong probability of sighting of the Shawwal moon on Ramazan 29 (June 4),” Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said in a statement. The Shawwal moon will born on June 03 (Ramazan 28) at 3:02 PM and will be four hours and 16 minutes old at the sunset of the 28th Ramazan. The moon will be 28 hours and 16 minutes old on June 4 (29th of Ramazan) and can be sighted for at least one hour after sunset as it will be 12 degrees above, the weather department said. The Shawwal moon will most likely be sighted across the country on June 04 evening, the met office predicted.