The federal government decided to announce a four-day public holiday for Eid ul Adha, starting from June 6 to June 9, 2025.
The decision has been taken following the approval from Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. A formal notification in this regard will be issued by the cabinet division.
Earlier, the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee announced that the Zil Hajj moon was not sighted in Pakistan on Tuesday, and the first day of Eid ul Adha will be observed on June 7, Saturday.
The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee met in Islamabad for the sighting of the Zil Hajj 1446 Hijri moon. Chairman Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad, addressing a press conference after the meeting, confirmed that no credible testimonies of moon sightings were received from major cities, including Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta, and Islamabad.
