Pakistan celebrates Eid on three days
August 19th, 2012 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 19 (IANS) Eid will be celebrated on three separate days in different parts of Pakistan this year following a controversy over moon sighting, Dawn News reported Sunday.The North ... Read more...
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10 die in Pakistan suicide bombing
August 31st, 2011 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 31 (IANS) At least 10 people were killed and 25 wounded in a massive suicide bombing at a parking lot of a mosque in Quetta city Wednesday, a ... Read more...
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Pakistan celebrates Eid
August 31st, 2011 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 31 (IANS) Eid-ul-Fitr was celebrated Wednesday across Pakistan with great religious zeal and fervour at the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.The country began the celebrations after ... Read more...
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UAE moon sighting committee to meet Aug 29
August 23rd, 2011 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Aug 23 (IANS/WAM) UAE Justice Minister Hadef Joan Al Dhahiri said the moon sighting committee will hold its meeting after the Maghreb (evening) prayer Aug 29, it was ... Read more...
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Ramzan begins in Hyderabad
August 1st, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 1 (IANS) The Muslim holy month of fasting Ramzan began in Hyderabad and the rest of Andhra Pradesh with the sighting of the moon Monday.Ruwait-e-Hilal or moon sighting ... Read more...
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Pakistan to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr Saturday
September 10th, 2010 - 3:40 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 10 (IANS) Pakistan will celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr Saturday, the Shawwal moon sighting committee announced.
The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee chairman Mufti Munib-ur-Rehman added that the Shawwal moon was not sighted in any ... Read more...
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Ramadan begins with the sighting of moon
August 11th, 2010 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 11 (IANS) The Muslim holy month of Ramadan began here and in other parts of Andhra Pradesh with the sighting of the moon Wednesday.
The moon sighting committee comprising religious scholars ... Read more...
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10 Mideast nations declare Wednesday first day of Ramadan
August 11th, 2010 - 5:28 am ICT by IANS
Amman, Aug 11 (DPA) At least 10 countries in the Middle East decided Tuesday night that the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan will start Wednesday.
The decision was first adopted by Saudi Arabia's ... Read more...
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Secular Nepal celebrates first Eid with independent moon-sighting
September 21st, 2009 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Sep 21 (IANS) Clad in white clothes and white caps, thousands of Muslims thronged to mosques to pray and celebrate as a newly secular Nepal announced the first public holiday for ... Read more...
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UAE experts to announce last day of Ramzan Saturday
September 18th, 2009 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Sep 18 (IANS) A moon-sighting committee in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will hold a meeting Saturday to announce the last day of Ramzan, WAM news agency reported.
The committee will ... Read more...
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Eid celebrated in Kashmir
October 1st, 2008 - 4:17 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Oct 1 (ANI): Muslims in Kashmir are celebrating Eid with religious fervor on Wednesday.
Thousands of devotees gathered at the Eidgah in downtown Srinagar, and offered special prayers marking end ... Read more...
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Pakistan celebrates Eid but the mood is sombre
October 1st, 2008 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 1 (IANS) Terrorism and violence cast fearful shadows over Eid festivities in Pakistan Wednesday as police patrolled the streets and devotees entered mosques through security barricades while President Asif Ali ... Read more...
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Ei-ul-Fitr to be celebrated Thursday
September 30th, 2008 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Muslims in India will celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr Thursday, the festival marking the end of Ramadan, the month of fasting.The announcement was made here Tuesday evening after the new ... Read more...
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