Shawwal Moon Sighting

It was the eve of 29th Ramadan everyone was glued to their TV screens to find out whether they have to say Tarawih (extra congregational prayers performed by Muslims at night in the Islamic month of Ramadhan) for the next day of fasting or not. Everyone was hoping that it was Chand Raat (the eve of the Muslim festival of Eid ul-Fitr), Pakhtoun’s in the North West had already celebrated Eid on Monday. In the mean while different text messages …