The Ministry of Religious Affairs has decided a have meeting with Mufti Shahabuddin Popalzai of Peshawar’s Masjid Qasim Ali Khan to come to a decision Ramazan and Eidul Fitr are observed on the same day across the country.
According to local news channels ‘Samaa Tv’, Federal Minister of Religious Affairs Sardar Yousaf is likely to meet Popalzai in Peshawar today in a bid to end moon-sighting controversy.
Popalzai, of Masjid Qasim Ali Khan, has an undisputed reputation for making headlines by separately announcing moon-sighting of Ramazan and Eid.
Popalzai chairs own moon-sighting committee despite official meeting of government’s Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee in Karachi under Mufti Munib Urrehman.
As a result of his dispute with the official Ruet-e-Hilal Committee, the country remains divided over Eid celebration.
The people in KPK and tribal areas celebrate Eid on two different days after Popalzai decides to go against the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee’s decision to observe the religious festival.
