Islamabad announces new school timings for Ramadan
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The Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) has officially announced new timings for educational institutions in Islamabad during the holy month of Ramadan 2025.
The revised timings will be implemented from the first day of Ramadan, with schools reverting to their usual schedule once the month ends.
According to the newly announced schedule, double-shift schools will operate from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm from Monday to Thursday, with Friday classes extending until 12:00 pm.
Evening shift schools are scheduled to function from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Single-shift schools, on the other hand, will run from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm.
On the other hand, the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee will meet in Peshawar today (Friday) for the Ramadan moon sighting. However, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has said there is little chance of sighting the Ramadan moon on Friday due to cloudy weather.
The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee will meet in Peshawar at 6:30 pm on February 28 to determine the start of the holy month. The committee's chairman, Maulana Abdul Khabeer Azad, will preside over the meeting after the Asr prayer.
According to the Ministry of Religious Affairs, zonal committees across the country will also convene separately to assess moon sighting reports. Religious scholars from various schools of thought will participate in the central session.
The Met Office has forecast partly cloudy conditions across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, including Peshawar, over the next 24 hours. "Due to cloudy weather, the chance of sighting the Ramadan moon is low," the department said.
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