Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry clarified that Ruet-e-Hilal Committee shall be the one to make the announcement of the beginning of the holy month of Ramzan, as per the laws of the country, but stressed the need to use science and technology for effective decision making. “The foundation of our future depends on science, technology and education and we must employ technological innovations for effective decision making,” the science minister said while speaking to media persons in Lahore. Whilst speaking on the federal minister’s statement, Maulana Azad had told a local news outlet: “Minister Fawad Chaudhry sahib should have waited for the meeting of the committee. Half of the political parties in PDM support PML-N while the other half support Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), he added. The federal minister also claimed that Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar enjoys the full support of Prime Minister Imran Khan.

Source: Pakistan Today April 04, 2021 18:26 UTC