1st of Muharram maybe declared as a public holiday on the occasion of martyrdom of Hazrat Umar Farooq.
Umar is generally viewed by historians to be one of the most powerful and influential Muslim caliphs in history.
On the occasion of the new Islamic year, the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) announced a public holiday across the province, ARY News reported on Thursday.
The Chief Secretary in the notification, stating that the holiday on the first Muharram is subjected after sighting the moon.
A meeting of the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee – scheduled to presided over by Maulana Muhammad Abdul Khabir – has been convened on July 6 to see the moon of Muharram al-Haram, after which a new Islamic year will be announced.
