Mir Ali (HRNW) Police have registered a case against two North Waziristan clerics for announcing the sighting of the Shawal moon and declaring Eidul Fitr on Wednesday — a day earlier than the rest of the country and before the official Ruet-e-Hilal committee even started.
On Tuesday, some people went to a cleric in North Waziristan’s district Mir Ali and testified that they saw the Shawal moon. After considering their testimony, the cleric made the announcement from the mosque’s loudspeaker and declared Eidul Fitr on Wednesday.
On the orders of the administration, the police registered a case. Those who testified they saw the moon were also named in the FIR.
An FIR was registered against Qari Muhammad Roman, a cleric from Miran Shah, for also announcing Eid on Wednesday.
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