INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
ISLAMABAD: The government has set up a new committee that would determine moon sighting for key Islamic dates and months , said Science and
Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Sunday.The minister said in a Tweet that the five-member committee shall comprise of science and
technology experts from SUPARCO (Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission) and MET Office
Ruet-e-Hilal Committee The minister said the panel would issue calendars for the next ten years of moon sighting for key Islamic months and
dates including Ramadan, Eid-ul-Fitr, Eid-ul-Azha and Muharram.He said the committee would put an end to the controversies that emerge every
year.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source
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