Celebrating religious festivals are source of fostering unity among nation:Fawad.

ISLAMABAD -- Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Saturday said religious festivals should be a source of unity and solidarity among the nation and not of conflict.

In a news conference held here, the federal minister stated that every year there is a difference of opinion on the matter of moon-sighting of Ramazan and Eid-ul-Fitr by different groups.

"State is always above from sectarianism and group differences and religious festivals should be a cause of unity and not of dispute", he said.

Chaudhry Fawad Hussain insisted that we must follow the laws of our country while living in Pakistan.

The federal minister said the process of moon sighting has become easier with the progress in science.

The Ministry of Science and Technology has also introduced an app for moon sighting.

He said Islam urges us to seek knowledge and Islamic teachings and the Holy Quran are the source of all knowledge.

According to science, the moon...

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