Zilhaj moon not sighted, Eidul Azha to be observed on July 21

The announcement came at the meeting presided over by Chairman Maulana Abdul Khabeer Azad.

The chairman said the first day of Zilhaj would fall on July 12 (Monday).

Earlier, the Meteorological Department had predicted that the moon would not be sighted in the country. There are no chances of the moon being sighted in Islamabad either, the department said.

The members of Zonal Rouet-e-Hilal Committee Peshawar earlier confirmed that the moon has not been sighted in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.