The federal government has officially declared July 16 and 17 as holidays for Muharram 9 and 19, marking Ashura 2024. A notification about this has been released.
The commencement of the year 1446 fell on Monday, July 8.
Members of the Central Ruet e Hilal Committee, representatives from the Ministry of Religious Affairs, the Department of Meteorology, SUPARCO, and the Ministry of Science and Technology attended a meeting in Quetta. Concurrently, district moon sighting committees held their meetings at their headquarters.
The first month in the calendar is a period of mourning for Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS), his family and companions who were martyred during the battle of Karbala.
