'Eid in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday'

[Toramana]

PESHAWAR: Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday (August 19), Senior Minister Bashir Bilour made the formal announcement on behalf of the provincial government.

The Minister regretted that once again the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee did not take into account the witnesses reports confirming the sighting of the moon coming from every part of the province.

He said 23 reports for sighting of Shawwal moon were received from eyewitnesses in various parts of the province including Dera Islmail Khan, Bannu and Bajaur.

http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-63956-Eid-in-Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa-on-Sunday

[Toramana]

PESHAWAR: Peshawar's Zonal Ruet-e-Hilal Committee, Peshawar has demanded of the Provincial Minister for Religious Affairs to announce celebration of Eid-ul-Fitr on Sunday in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The representatives of the zonal committee complained that eye-witnesses reports confirming the sighting of Shawwal moon were pouring in but the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee abruptly ending its meeting announced that the moon was not sighted anywhere in the country.

They said 18 witnesses had confirmed sighting of the Shawwal moon in various parts of the province and demanded of the provincial government to make a formal announcement for celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr on Sunday across KP.

http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-63953-Peshawar-zonal-body-for-Eid-on-Sunday-

[Master Khan]

Lol they kept 29 roji, they skip one. Even the pakiz here in our town kept 29 while we kept full 30.