ISLAMABAD: :Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry Hussain has constituted a five-member committee to finalize the calendar to indicate the exact dates of Ramadan, Eid-ul-Fitr, Eid-ul-Azaha and Muharram for the next five years.An office memorandum said the committee would indicates the dates with 100 percent accuracyDr Muhamamd Tariq Masood, Joint Scientific Adviser (IL) MoST, would be the convener and one of the member of the panel.Other members are:2-Waqar Ahmad, Lecturer, Meteorology Leavement , CUI, Islamabad.3-Nadeem Faisal, Deputy Director Meteorology Leavement4-Abu Nasan, Deputy Director Meteorology Leavement5-Ghulam Murtaza, DCM , SUPARCO, Islamabad.
The minister on Sunday said the committee would put an end to controversies about moon sighting that emerge every year.His statement, however, also created a controversies with Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Chairman Mufti Munibur Rehman criticizing the minister.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source.
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