The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has announced a 'fair chance' of sighting the new moon of Ramadan on the evening of February 18, 2026. According to Dawn, the moon will be born on February 17 at 5:01 pm, and the weather is expected to be partly cloudy to clear, which could aid in the moon sighting efforts. The PMD's Climate Data Processing Centre has provided specific moonset timings for various regions, including 6:58 pm in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, 7:47 pm in Balochistan, and 7:24 pm in Sindh (Dawn, February 11, 2026). This aligns with the advisory sent to the Ministry of Religious Affairs, as reported by ProPakistani, which also highlights the historical climate data supporting these predictions.