The above announcement was made by Chairman Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee, Mufti Munib ur Rehman after a meeting of the government body held here at Met Complex for moon sighting of the holy month of Ramazan here on Tuesday.
Mufti Munib ur Rehman said not a single witness of the Ramazan moon approached the committee from any part of the country including Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
The zonal committees also held their respective meetings at provincial capitals.
The Meteorological and other concerned departments also provided technical assistance to the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee.
Reports from forty-eight offices of Met Department functioning across the country also confirmed that Ramazan moon was not sighted.
Ruet-e-Hilal Committee, Peshawar also reached the same conclusion.
Meanwhile, Jamia Masjid in New Delhi in a similar announcement said that the crescent was nowhere to be sighted in India. Therefore, the first day of Ramazan in India will fall on Thursday.
Earlier, the Ruet-e-Hilal Research Council had stated that there was no chance of Ramazan moon sighting in various areas of the country and the first day of Ramazan was likely to fall on Thursday (July 11).
According to the council, there was no chance of moon sighting in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, northern and tribal areas, adding that despite clear weather in Gwadar and Jiwani there was very low chance of moon visibility.
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