--- title: "Moon of Jumada ul Awwal sighted in Pakistan, first day set for October 13" description: "Most outlets reported the sighting of the Jumada ul Awwal moon and the official announcement of October 13 as the first day of the Islamic month. BOL News added context by noting that four months remain until Ramadan. The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee and the Ministry of Religious Affairs were cited as the official sources in most reports. Excerpts did not indicate significant differences in framing or emphasis." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/13889-only-four-months-left-until-ramadan-as-the-jumada-al-awwal site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Moon of Jumada ul Awwal sighted in Pakistan, first day set for October 13 pakistan · updated 12 Oct 2026, 10:26 PM PKT · 12 Oct 2026 · 5 articles from 4 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 4 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported the sighting of the Jumada ul Awwal moon and the official announcement of October 13 as the first day of the Islamic month. BOL News added context by noting that four months remain until Ramadan. The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee and the Ministry of Religious Affairs were cited as the official sources in most reports. Excerpts did not indicate significant differences in framing or emphasis. ## Same story from 4 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **BOL News** — [Only four months left until Ramadan as the Jumada al-Awwal moon is sighted](https://bolnews.com/pakistan/only-four-months-left-until-ramadan-as-the-jumada-al-awwal-moon-is-sighted) · 12 Oct 2026, 10:26 PM PKT > Pakistan announces October 13, 2026, as the first day of Jumada al-Awwal 1448 AH after moon sightings are confirmed across the country. - **Daily Pakistan (English)** — [Jumadi-ul-Awwal 1448 AH Moon Sighted in Pakistan, first day on Oct. 13](https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/12-Oct-2026/jumadi-ul-awwal-1448-ah-moon-sighted-in-pakistan-first-day-on-oct-13) · 12 Oct 2026, 9:44 PM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD – The moon of Jumada ul Awwal 1448 AH has been sighted in Pakistan, with the first day of the Islamic month set to fall on Tuesday, October 13, 2026. Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Chairman Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad announced sighting of the moon after committee’s meeting on Monday, October 12. Ministry of Religious Affairs […] - **Pakistan Observer** — [Fifth Islamic Month Jumada ul Awwal Moon Sighted in Pakistan](https://pakobserver.net/fifth-islamic-month-jumada-ul-awwal-moon-sighted-in-pakistan/) · 12 Oct 2026, 9:19 PM PKT · 78% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD – Islamic month of Jumada ul Awwal 1448 AH will start on Tuesday, October 13, as Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee… - **Associated Press of Pakistan** — [Jamadi-ul-Awwal moon sighted in Pakistan, first day to fall on October 13](https://www.app.com.pk/national/jamadi-ul-awwal-moon-sighted-in-pakistan-first-day-to-fall-on-october-13/) · 12 Oct 2026, 8:19 PM PKT · 76% identical wording to the newest filing > The moon of Jamadi-ul-Awwal 1448 Hijri has been sighted in Pakistan on Monday evening, and the Ministry of Religious Affairs has issued an official notification. ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee announces Eid Milad-un-Nabi on August 26 after no moon sighting](https://harzaviya.com/stories/2808-rabiul-awwal-moon-likely-to-be-sighted-on-aug-14) · 13 Aug 2026 · 12 outlets · 3 developments · 80% related - [PMD forecasts Rabiul Awwal to begin on August 15 after moon not sighted on August 13](https://harzaviya.com/stories/1897-rabiul-awwal-expected-to-begin-on-august-15-in-pakistan) · 5 Aug 2026 · 5 outlets · 78% related - [Pakistan's moon-sighting committee meets for Rabi Al-Awwal](https://harzaviya.com/stories/3034-rabiul-awal-moon-2026-update-as-pakistan-s-ruet-committee) · 13 Aug 2026 · 2 outlets · 73% related 5 articles from 4 outlets, 12 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. 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