Ramazan to start from Sept 2

ISLAMABAD  - The holy month of Ramazan-ul-Mubarak is likely to commence from Tuesday September 2, 2008, Pakistan Meteorological Department says on the basis of its astronomical calculations.

According to a private TV channel, the probability of sighting the new moon of Ramazan-ul-Mubbark, 1429, Hijri is expected in the evening of 1st September, 2008 throughout the country.

Therefore, the holy month of Ramazan-ul-Mubbarak would commence from September 2, on Tuesday, subject to confirmation by the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee.