Posts tagged as: Eid

Pakistanis will celebrate Eid on Monday October 6

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Nothing new for most of the Pakistanis as there will be two Eid celebration in Pakistan depending on the location where you are residing. Chairman Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman, announced today that the new moon of Zil Hajj was not observed in any part of the country and Eid al-Adha will be celebrated on […]

President, PM urge nation to unite against extremism and terrorism

President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif urged the people to forge unity on national agenda against extremism and terrorism.   The President in his message on the occasion of Eid exhorted the nation not to persuade at any cost the spirit of mutual affinity‚ tolerance‚ respect for humanity and well being of […]

Moon-sighting committee to meet on Thursday

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A meeting of the Central “Ruet-e-Hilal” Committee will be held on Thursday in Karachi for sighting of crescent of “Eid-ul-Fitr”. Chairman of the Committee Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman will preside over the meeting.  He will make announcement of sighting or otherwise of the ‘Shawal’ moon. Zonal committees will also meet at provincial headquarters. The Meteorological Department has […]

Nisar denies having talks with govt. over caretaker set-up

Islamabad: (Wednesday, August 15, 2012) Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said here today that no talks had been held with the government over the caretaker set-up. Nisar, who was talking to the journalists, said that negotiations on a care-taker government will only be held with the incumbent set-up when […]

Eid expected on August 20: Met office

Islamabad: While sharing the forecast about Shawal moon, the met office said here today that it is expected to be sited on Sunday, August 19, and thus, the Eid is likely fall on Monday, August 20. With this announcement and the moon citation expected to be made on August 19, the Muslims in Pakistan are […]

AGPR Joint Action Committee decides to end strike

Islamabad: (Wednesday, August 01, 2012) The Accountant General Pakistan Revenues’ (AGPR) employees, in a hurriedly made decision, have decided to end the strike.  The decision to end the strike was made by the Joint Action Committee (JAC), that was convened to reconsider the earlier decision to go on strike. The sources in the AGPR said […]

KESC to be paid the price differential for continuous power supply – Pakistan oil & gas sector update

KESC to be paid the price differential for continuous power supply – Pakistan oil & gas sector update PAKISTAN: It has been learnt from reliable sources that federal government of Pakistan will be providing billions of rupees to Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) to balance the difference in furnace oil and gas prices that ensured […]

When life savers turn into life takers

How happy they were! Totally unaware of the fact that they would not be able to witness the sun of November 7 setting deep into the green fields stretching around their house. Mother rose up early in the morning, cooked dessert, adorned her only son and sent him to mosque for Eid prayer by taking […]

Just how long should the Eid break be?

Just how long should the Eid break be? With everyone still hungover from the Bakra Eid, many find it quite hard to get back to work, school/whatever it is that you are trying to get back to actually, since everyone’s routines have gone down the drain. The fact that Eid came right after the weekend […]

Sacrificial Animals: A religious ritual or a status show

With Bakra Eid in the offing, every poor Muslim of Pakistan is vying for sacrificial animals with his/her limited budget that, in fact, hardly fulfills daily necessities. After all, we are bound to have an animal at Eid day to save our egos and perk up status quos—-the factors that have nothing to with religion […]

Historical Verdict: Tainted Trio behind the Bars

Historical Verdict: Tainted Trio behind the Bars The ruling by London’s Southwark Crown Court in the cases of Pakistani cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir has put a lot of minds and hearts at easiness. It is right time for those who cast away the name of country as well as fame of […]

No gas load shedding on Eid

  The Petroleum Ministry has taken a decision to present a gift of no gas load shedding on this Eid. There will be no gas load shedding for Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) all over the Punjab during Eid days from Friday November 4 to Friday November 11. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired […]

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