ISLAMABAD, May 23 -- Pakistan's Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhary on Saturday said Eidul Fitr would fall on May 24 (Sunday) even as clergy led Ruet-er-Hilal Committee was gathering in the capital to locate the new moon.

Addressing the media, the science minister said that sighting of the moon has always been controversial in the past. "Religious festivals should promote unity and harmony in the country instead of discord," he added.

"Sighting the moon is no longer a problem due to advancement in science and technology," Chaudhary said, according to the Express Tribune.

"Islam is a religion of knowledge and religious festivals should not be made controversial," he said.

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