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Supreme Court to hear moon-sighting case today
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The Supreme Court (SC) will take up the proceedings of a case about the controversy on moon sighting between federal and the NWFP governments today (Monday). A full bench consisting of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Muhammad Nawaz Abbasi and Justice Saiyed Saeed Ashhad will hear the case in which the petitioner has sought legal action against the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee.| Let's hope they leave all their modern weapons in the cloak room... |
Dr Aslam Khaki, an Islamic jurist, said that differences and disputes over the moon sighting resulted in the observance of three Eids on three different days in the country. The federal government, through the secretary of religious affairs, the central and provincial Ruet-e-Hilal committees, the NWFP government, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the leader of the opposition, and Meteorology Department have been made respondents in the petition.
Posted by: Fred 2006-11-06 |
