 The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee was set up in 1974 under a resolution passed by the National Assembly of Pakistan, and no rules and regulations for the functioning of the committee have been drafted till date.Since its creation in 1974, the status of the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee has been controversial as it frequently refuses the "Witnesses" (Shahadats) from other Muslim sects.Every year at the beginning and at the end of the month of Ramzan, the decisions of new moon sighting by Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee is criticized in Pakistan.