Eid-ul-Azha will be celebrated on July 31 “as per calendar of the Ministry of Science and Technology”, said federal minister Fawad Chaudhry on Monday.
In a tweet from his official handle, the minister said the moon will be visible on July 21 in Karachi and it’s peripheral areas.
“Ruet App may also be used to ascertain exact location of the moon,” Chaudhry tweeted.
وزارت @MinistryofST کے کیلنڈر کے مطابق عید الضحیٰ 31جولائ 2020 بروز جمعہ ہو گی، 21 جولائ کو ذیاالحج کا چاند کراچی اور اس کے ارد گرد علاقوں میں دوربین سے واضع طور پر اور کئ علاقوں میں آنکھ سے بھی دیکھا جا سکے گا۔ چاند کی لوکیشن کیلئےآپ“رویت”ایپ بھی استعمال کرسکتے ہیں ۔ #EID
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) June 15, 2020
Chaudhry added that the “exact location” of the moon can also be determined through the Ruet App.
The minister has been advocating that the Ministry of Science and Technology take the lead in the sighting of the moon issue which is usually done by the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee.
The minister further said that in some places the moon can even be sighted with naked eye.“Ruet” App may also be used to ascertain exact location of the moon, he added.
“The issue of moon-sighting will be permanently resolved after the moon observatories” are established, he had noted. “A common person will be able to go and see the moon and decide for themselves”.
