Ruet-e-Hilal Committee

Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee

مرکزی رویتِ ہلال کمیٹی Markazi Ruet-e-Hilal Committee
Established	1974; 50 years ago (1974)
Type	Government agency
Headquarters	Karachi, Pakistan
Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony	Chaudhry Salik Hussain
Chairman	Abdul Khabeer Azad
Parent organization	Ministry of Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony

The Ruet-e-Hilal Committee (Urdu: مرکزی رویتِ ہلال کمیٹی) is the official body in Pakistan responsible for announcing the sighting of the new moon, which determines the Islamic calendar. Currently chaired by Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad, the committee is supported by 150 observatories from the Pakistan Meteorological Department.^[1]

Established in 1974 through a resolution passed by the National Assembly of Pakistan, the committee's operations still lack formalised rules and regulations to this day.^{[citation needed]}