ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani government has announced a five-day public holiday on Eid Al-Fitr that marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, it said on Thursday.
Fasting during Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam, wherein Muslims abstain from food and drink from sunrise till sunset for a month.
This is followed by the sighting of the new moon and is marked by Eid Al-Fitr, a religious holiday and celebration that is observed by Muslims across the world.
“The prime minister is pleased to declare 21st to 25th April, 2023 (Friday to Tuesday) as public holidays of the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr,” the Cabinet Division said in a notification.
Pakistan’s Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee is set to meet on April 20 for the sighting of the Eid crescent, the Pakistani religious affairs ministry said this week.
The meeting will be held at the religious affairs ministry’s building in Islamabad, which will be presided over by Ruet-e-Halal Committee Chairman Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad.
