Karachi: SUTHERN GAS COMPANY (SSGC) has published its supply program for EID UL FITR, ensuring Karachi residents of full availability of gas pressure on the festive occasion.
The SSGC spokesperson said all gas valves would be activated with a complete pressure for Eid.
The gas will be available throughout the three days of Eid until midnight. “A similar schedule will be followed for Chand Raat, the day before Eid, with the gas supply continuing until midnight,” added the manager.
The spokesperson also advised residents to contact the SSGC telephone assistance line at 1199 in the event of a gas supply complaint.
The public gas service had, in a public announcement before Ramadan, also assured people to an uninterrupted gas supply for the preparation of Sehri and Iftar.
The SSGC had announced that the gas would be available between 3 a.m. and 9 a.m. for Sehri (meal before dawn) and 3.30 p.m. and 10 p.m. for the Iftar meal during the sacred month of fasting.
Pakistan will most likely observe the first day of Eid Ul Fitr on Monday (tomorrow) as a large number of countries, including Saudi Arabia, observe Eid today.
According to astronomical models, the Shawwal Moon will be visible on March 30 (today), indicating that Eid Ul Fit will likely fall in Pakistan on March 31.
The Central Committee of Rue-E-Hilal-the Federal Moonsighting organization, as well as the zonal committees, will meet today (Sunday 29th Ramadan, 1446 Ah), to see the Lune Shawwal, marking the potential end of the sacred month of Ramadan.
Muslims celebrate Eid Ul Fitr after the completion of Ramadan’s fasting month, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar.
The president of the Moon Observation Committee, Maulana Abdul Khabeer Azad, will chair the meeting at the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interconfessional Harmony in Islamabad.
Religious scholars, meteorological experts and other stakeholders will deliberate on Moonsighting reports from across the country during the session to determine the date of Eid UL FITR celebrations across Pakistan.
