The lunar moon for Ramazan has not been sighted, and the first day of the fasting month will be observed on Sunday across the country.
The announcement was made by Chairman of the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Mufti Munibur Rehman, after chairing a meeting in Islamabad on Friday evening.
Earlier, the met office had predicted there would be less chances of moon visibility on May 26 (Friday) in Pakistan.
The Ministry of Religious Affairs had made special request to private religious committees and media to avoid sharing reports related to moon sighting prior to the announcement made by the committee chairman.
Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia, among other countries in the Middle East will mark the first day of the holy month on Saturday.
