{"id":40789,"date":"2026-02-18T09:04:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T09:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=40789"},"modified":"2026-02-18T09:04:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T09:04:26","slug":"ramazan-moon-expected-to-be-sighted-in-peshawar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=40789","title":{"rendered":"Ramazan moon expected to be sighted in Peshawar"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee will sight the crescent moon for Ramazan 1447 AH in Peshawar today, with fasting expected to begin simultaneously across the country, committee chairperson\u00a0Maulana Muhammad Abdul Khabeer Azad said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing a press conference in Peshawar, Azad said the committee\u2019s meeting was being held in Peshawar, while zonal and provincial committees convened in their respective regions.<\/p>\n<p>He added that religious scholars, astronomers, and other experts have gathered in the city to assist in the moon sighting. \u201cGod willing, the entire nation will observe the fast together this year as well,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: Ramazan likely to begin on Feb 19: Suparco<\/p>\n<p>Azad also highlighted recent security challenges, including attacks in Balochistan,\u00a0Islamabad, and Bajaur, condemning these incidents and vowing that hostile agendas would not succeed in Pakistan. He reiterated that the Paigham-e-Pakistan narrative declares suicide attacks unlawful and praised the armed forces and public for their vigilance.<\/p>\n<p>The chairman urged citizens to prepare to welcome Ramazan with faith and solidarity.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission\u00a0had said\u00a0the new moon will be born on February 17 at 5:01pm. On February 18 at sunset, the moon\u2019s age will be around 25 hours and 48 minutes, making it visible to the naked eye. If sighted, the first day of fasting in Pakistan is expected on February 19.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee will sight the crescent moon for Ramazan 1447 AH in Peshawar today, with fasting expected to begin simultaneously across the country, committee chairperson\u00a0Maulana Muhammad Abdul Khabeer Azad said on Wednesday. Addressing a press conference in Peshawar, Azad said the committee\u2019s meeting was being held in Peshawar, while zonal and provincial committees convened [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40789","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=40789"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40789\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=40789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=40789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=40789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}