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Notes from the newsroom SAMAA | Web desk Posted: Jul 10, 2021 | Last Updated: 16 hours ago
Here are the stories we are following today, Saturday, July 10:
A fire erupted at a shoe factory in Karachi’s Korangi. Seven fire trucks have reached the site to douse it.
Pakistan reported 35 deaths and 1,828 new covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours. The infection rate in the country has increased 3.79%.
PML-N’s Shehbaz Sharif and Hamza Shahbaz will appear in a Lahore sessions court in the sugar scandal case.
Saudi Arabia will celebrate Eidul Azha on July 20. In Pakistan, the Ruet-e-Hill committee will meet on July 10 to sight the Zil Hajj moon.
Zil Hajj moon not sighted, Eid ul Adha to fall on July 21 in Pakistan
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Central moon sighting body announces Zil Hajj moon not sighted.
The first of Zil Hajj will fall on Monday, July 12, 2021, while Eid ul Adha will be observed on Wednesday, July 21.
Maulana Khabir Azad says that no testimonies of the moon having been sighted were received.
KARACHI: The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee announced on Saturday that the Zil Hajj moon was not sighted and thus Eid ul Adha will fall on July 21.
The first of Zil Hajj will fall on Monday, July 12, 2021, while Eid ul Adha will be observed on Wednesday, July 21.
Can Pakistanis expect nine days off this Eidul Adha?
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Jang reported Saturday morning.
The crescent moon of the month of Zil Hajj was not spotted in Saudi Arabia on Friday, according to an official Saudi government account on Twitter. So the first day of Zil Hajj will be on July 11, while Eid will fall on July 20.
According to the publication s report, Eid holidays in Pakistan are expected to start from Saturday, July 17.
Bakra Eid 2021: Nine-day holiday for government employees?
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KARACHI: This year government employees will likely get nine-day holiday on account of Bakra Eid, according to a Daily Jang report.
According to the report, Eid holidays in Pakistan are expected to start from July 17 as the government employees observe Saturday and Sunday as weekly holidays.
The Hajj holiday would be on July 20, followed by Eidul Azha holidays on July 21, 22 and 23. The total days off will amount to nine days.
Offices are expected to reopen from July 25.
No official announcement, however, has been made by the government yet.
The Central Ruet-e-Hilal committee is meeting today in Karachi for the Zil Hajj moon and an announcement will be made by Chairman Maulana Syed Muhammad Abdul Khabeer Azad after consultations with experts and committee members.