Eid-ul-Azha will be celebrated in Pakistan on October 16 (Wednesday) “Zilhaj” moon was sighted in parts of the country, the Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee said Sunday. The moon was sighted in Quetta, some other parts of Balochistan and parts of Sindh. The Zanal Moon Sighting Committee in Quetta announced sighting of the moon. The Central Committee […]
“Eid-ul-Azha” is likely to be celebrated in the country on October 16 (Wednesday) as there are strong indication the Islamic month “Zilhajj” is likely to commence from Oct: 7, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said Friday. The met office said there are chances of sighting of the new moon in the evening of October 6 […]
In what appeared to be an ominous trend by the government, Interior Minister Rehman Malik hinted at shutting down cellular phone networks on the eve of Eid-ul-Azha. The government made it habit to shut down cellular services on major holidays or each time there is a threat of terrorist acts. As the interior ministry has […]
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In a bid to avoid untoward incident, Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Tuesday hinted shutting down mobile services on Eid-ul-Azha. He, however, said the mobile services will be closed down for a limited time where there would a threat of law and order situation. In this connection he said directives would be issued separately. […]