ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will celebrate Eid Al-Adha on July 10 after the country’s moonsighting committee announced on Wednesday the Dhu Al-Hijjah crescent could not be seen across the country.
Eid Al-Adha is the second major religious festival celebrated by Muslims across the world. It falls on the tenth day of the last month of the lunar Islamic calendar and marks the conclusion of the annual Hajj pilgrimage.
The occasion is also described as the “festival of sacrifice” since it reminds the followers of Islam of Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to God.
“The moon of Dhu Al-Hijjah 1443 AH [Anno Hegirae] has not been sighted,” the religious affairs ministry said after the meeting of the moonsighting committee in Karachi, adding that the last Islamic month of the year would commence on Friday, July 1.
Eid Al-Adha will be celebrated in Pakistan at a time when the country has witnessed another spike in the coronavirus infection rate.
Pakistan on Wednesday reported over 500 COVID-19 cases for the first time since March, according to the official data from the country’s health ministry, with the positivity ratio in Karachi, the country’s largest city, recorded at 18 percent.
The government has not yet introduced any guidelines for the upcoming festival to prevent the virus spread. However, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif urged the nation to take necessary precautions against the coronavirus earlier in the day.
Pakistan to celebrate Eid Al-Adha on July 10
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Pakistan to celebrate Eid Al-Adha on July 10

- Pakistan’s moonsighting committee announced Dhu Al-Hijjah crescent could not be seen in the country
- Eid Al-Adha is the second major religious festival of Islam which is also known as the ‘festival of sacrifice’