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Ruet-e-Hilal Committee to meet for Ramadan moon sighting on March 22

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The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony on Tuesday announced that the meeting for the Ramadan moonsighting was scheduled for March 22 at Provincial Awqaf in Peshawar, after the Asr prayer, under the chairmanship of Maulana Syed Abdul Khabir Azad.

Taking to its official handle, the ministry released its press release with the subject “Arrangements for sighting the crescent of Ramadan-ul-Mubarak 1444 AH/2023.”

“The central meeting for the sighting of the moon of Ramadan will be held on Wednesday, March 22 (corresponding to 29 Shaban) after Asr prayer at Provincial Awqaf Peshawar under the chairmanship of Chairman Maulana Syed Abdul Khabir Azad.”

“Meetings of other zonal committees will be held at their respective locations including the Ministry of Religious Affairs in Kohsar Block,” the ministry tweeted.

رمضان المبارک کے چاند 🌙 کی رویت کیلئے مرکزی اجلاس 22 مارچ بروز بدھ (بمطابق 29 شعبان) بعد نماز عصر صوبائی اوقاف پشاور میں زیر صدارت چیئرمین مولانا سید عبدالخبیر آزاد منعقد ہو گا۔ دیگر زونل کمیٹیوں کے اجلاس اپنے مقامات بشمول وزارت مذہبی امور کوہسار بلاک میں منعقد ہونگے۔ #Ramazan pic.twitter.com/yP1DUeLKRz
— Ministry of Religious Affairs & Interfaith Harmony (@MORAisbOfficial) March 14, 2023

Signed by Assistant Director Naseer Ud Din, the press release read: “I am directed to notify that the meeting of Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee for [the] sighting [of] the crescent of Ramdan-ul-Mubarak 1444 AH will be held in the evening of Wednesday the 22nd March 2023 (29th Shaban 1444 Hijri) in the building of Auqaf Department, Peshawar.

“Whereas, [the] meetings of Zonal/District Ruet-e-Hilal Committees will be held at their respective Headquarters at the same time. Similarly, the meeting of the Zonal Ruet-e-Hilal Committee, ICT will be held at the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmon, 1st Floor Kohsar Block, Pak. Secretariat, Islamabad.”

The press release further instructed that all information about the position of the crescent may be conveyed to Chairman Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Moulana Syed Muhammad Abdul Khabir Azad, Syed Mushahid Hussain Khalid, and Hafiz Abdul Qudoos.

“The chairman Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee will announce the decision of crescent sighting or otherwise subsequently on the basis of information received to this end,” the statement said.

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Poliovirus discovered in ten additional sewage samples

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The districts in which the poliovirus was detected in the environmental samples were: Mirpur Khas, Chaman (Army Kaziba and Hadi Packet), Quetta (Railway Pul), Keamari, Karachi (Orangi Nalla), Jamshoro (Drain KB Feeder), Hyderabad (Tulsidas Pumping Station and Latifabad 9 Pumping Station), Keamari, Chaman (Orangi Nalla), Sukkur (Maka Pumping Station), Jacobabad (Saddar Pumping Station), Mirpur Khas, Chaman (Army Kaziba and Hadi Packet), Lashkare, and Nasirabad (Wapda Colony).

The first positive sample from District Karachi West this year was taken on April 02, 2024, at the “Khamiso Goth” environmental sample collection site in Karachi West.

Similarly, the first positive sample from District Mirpur Khas this year was taken on April 02, 2024 in Mirpur Khas at the “Ring Road Puraan” environmental sample collection location.

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In FY2024, SRB tax revenue soars to Rs 185.2 billion.

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In a statement released here, the SRB’s chairman, Wasif Memon, stated that he briefed Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah about the organization’s revenue collections during their meeting.

In comparison, the tax collection during the same period of the previous financial year 2022–2023 stood at Rs143.3 billion. This achievement represents a 29 percent year-over-year growth, according to the Sindh Revenue Board (SRB), which recorded record revenue of Rs185.2 billion during the first nine months of the fiscal year 2023–2024.

The CM stated at the time that the SRB has shown tenacity and efficiency in revenue collection in spite of facing a number of difficulties, including the general economic downturn.

According to the statement, SRB’s monthly tax collection for April 2024 was Rs18.8 billion, a 23 percent increase from the Rs15.2 billion collected in the same month the previous year.

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FO spokesperson: Pakistan will not cede bases to any foreign government.

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“The accusations made by Shehzad Akbar are denied. A FO official stated, “We do not target our citizens.

In a conference, FO spokesperson Mumtaz Zehra Baloch stated, “The leader of the opposition party should be questioned about his statement on the military bases”. “These accusations are political in nature and unfounded,” she declared.

A FO representative described the event with the German ambassador as regrettable.

In response to a query, she stated that the situation in Gaza is causing worry all throughout the world.

The spokesperson stated that Pakistan is awaiting further information on the report pertaining to the arrest of Pakistani citizens for drug smuggling in India.

“We urge India to refrain from taking any actions that could heighten tensions along the Line of Control; Pakistan has always insisted on peace there,” the FO spokesperson stated.

The date of the trilateral discussions between China, Iran, and Pakistan has not yet been set, according to a FO official. “Pakistan and Iran have multiple communication channels, which have become stronger in the last few months.”