The government in Pakistan on Wednesday announced holidays for Eid Al Adha 2019.

According to a notification by the Ministry of Interior, August 12, 13, 14, and 15 will be holidays. Saturday, August 17, will be a working day.

Last month, the minister for science and technology Fawad Chaudhry had announced that Eid Al Adha this year would fall on Monday, August 12, the report added.

Pakistan had in May launched a lunar calendar and the country’s first moon-sighting website amid much controversy.

Addressing a press conference at the Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR), he said that lunar calendar had been prepared with the help of experts and included important dates from 2019 till 2024.

Source: Interior Ministry of Pakistan

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