The federal government on Sunday announced a five-day holiday for Eid-ul-Azha in the country.
According to a notification from Prime Minister Office, Eid-ul-Azha holidays will be observed from July 8 to 12 (Friday to Tuesday).
Chairman Maulana Syed Abdul Khabir Azad had announced the decision following a meeting of the committee, held in Karachi after Maghrib prayers to sight the crescent moon.
Addressing a press conference, Azad had said no testimony of the moon being sighted was received from any part of the country.
The first day of Zil hajj would fall on July 1 (Friday), he had added.
“May God grant the blessings of the upcoming days to the entire Islamic world and this beloved country of mine,” he had said.
