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Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Chairman Maulana Syed Muhammad Abdul Khabir Azad made the announcement following moon sighting committing meeting in Lahore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee on Monday announced that the Muharram moon has not been sighted in the country, hence the first of Muharram will fall on June 17 (Wednesday). Accordingly, the Ashura \u2014 Muharram 10 \u2014 will be observed on June 26 (Friday). 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