The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has offered some good news for Karachiites during Ramadan.

Chief Meteorologist Sardar Sarfaraz said that the severity of the heat is predicted to decrease over the first ten days of the holy month.

Pakistan will most likely mark the first day of Ramadan on March 23, according to Sarfaraz, as the country prepares for the holy month’s festivities and rituals.

The weatherman predicted that the holy month of Ramadan will fall on March 23, therefore the first fast would most likely be conducted on Thursday.
However, he said that the sky should remain clear so that the moon can be easily sighted.

The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony has also announced that the meeting for the Ramadan moonsighting was scheduled for March 22.

The meeting, to be held at the Provincial Auqaf Department in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Peshawar city after the Asr prayer, will be headed by Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Chairman Moulana Syed Abdul Khabir Azad.

Meanwhile, the weatherman also told Geo News that some areas of Karachi will keep receiving rain till March 20, while also noting that compared with the last two or three years, the country has seen more rain. 

But he also added that this year, Pakistan might see fewer downpours compared to 2022.