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Federal Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry said Tuesday the government had decided to ban private moon sightings, and only official or Ruet-e-Hilal Committee’s announcements would be considered.
Addressing a post-cabinet press conference in Islamabad, he said the decision was taken after new legislation on moon sightings was formulated.
“Only announcements from the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee or the govt will be considered final and binding,” he says.
Besides the federal government, provincial and district committees for moon sighting will also be formed, the information minister said, noting that officials from SUPARCO, Pakistan Meteorological Department, Ministry of Religious Affairs, and Ministry of Science and Technology have also been included in the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee.