ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has declared May 26-28 public holidays for Eid Al-Adha, the Cabinet Division said on Wednesday, as authorities stepped up preparations for this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. The notification came days after Pakistan’s central moon-sighting committee announced that the crescent moon marking the beginning of the Islamic month of Dhu Al-Hijjah had been sighted, with Eid Al-Adha set to fall on Wednesday, May 27.

RIYADH: Eid Al-Adha will be celebrated on Wednesday May 27 after the crescent moon of Dhul Hijjah was sighted on Sunday evening. The sighting of the crescent marks the start of…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s central moon-sighting committee on Sunday announced that the crescent moon marking the beginning of the Islamic month of Dhu Al-Hijjah had been sighted in…