India, Pakistan to celebrate Eid Al Fitr tomorrow, Shawwal moon sighted

The Shawwal moon was not sighted on Thursday in both countries.

Eid Al Fitr will be celebrated in both India and Pakistan tomorrow after the Shawwal moon was sighted on Friday evening.
According to an NDTV report, all cities except Kerala will be celebrating the holiday tomorrow. Kerala celebrates Eid today after the moon was sighted in the Kozhikode district on Thursday evening.
Meanwhile in Pakistan, the Shawwal moon was also sighted and preparations for the holiday are in full-swing. The Shawwal moon could not be sighted on Thursday after which the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee had announced that Eid Al Fitr will be celebrated on Saturday, geo.tv reports.
Earlier, a comminique from the office of Shahi Imam Ahmed Bukhari said Eid will be celebrated on June 16 on the completion of 30 days of Ramadan as the new moon was not sighted in India.
"New moon not sighted, Eid to be celebrated on Saturday," the Markazi Hilal Committee declared in its meeting.
The day of Eid falls on the first day of the month of Shawwal depending upon the sighting of the moon the previous night.
With inputs from IANS

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