The moon of the Islamic month Jamadi-ul-Awwal had sighted and 1st Jamadi-ul-Awwal, 1444 AH, shall commence on Saturday, November 26, 2022.
According to the 24News HD TV channel, this was announced by Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee (RHC) Chairman Maulana Syed Muhammad Abdul Khabir Azad on Friday evening.
The Declaration of the Ministry of Religious Affairs issued here on Friday night said the zonal committee meeting was held in Lahore under the chairmanship of the RHC Chairman.
The ministry also said in the declaration that zonal meetings were also held in other provinces including Islamabad, Peshawar, Karachi, and Quetta to witness the moon.
The declaration said that the weather was clear in most areas of Pakistan, however, it remains cloudy in some places.
The declaration said the committee had received many solid testimonies of the sighting of the moon from various areas of the country.