Day: June 14, 2018

Shawwal moon not sighted, Pakistan to celebrate Eidul Fitr on Saturday

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Chairman Ruet-i-Hilal Committee Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman announced that the moon for the month of Shawwal was not sighted on Thursday, and that Eidul Fitr will be celebrated across Pakistan on Saturday. Since the crescent moon which marks the new lunar month was not sighted today, Friday will be the 30th and final day of Ramazan. The announcement was made by Mufti Muneeb after chairing a meeting of the Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee. He said evidences of moon-sighting were not received from anywhere in the country. The Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee had convened the…

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UN rights chief calls for major probe into Kashmir abuses

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The United Nations (UN) human rights chief on Thursday called for a major investigation into abuses in Kashmir, as his office released its first-ever report on alleged rights violations committed by both India and Pakistan in the disputed territory. Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein said he would urge the Human Rights Council, which opens a new session next week, “to consider establishing a Commission of Inquiry (COI) to conduct a comprehensive independent international investigation into allegations of human rights violations in Kashmir.” A COI is one of the UN’s highest-level probes, generally reserved…

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