Pilgrims

Efforts to be made to facilitate Hajj pilgrims: minister

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Religious Affairs Sardar Muhammad Yousuf on Monday said reducing the Hajj expenditures for… Read More

Returning Hajj pilgrims face hardships due to PIA mismanagement

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Hajj pilgrims are facing problems in return journey to home from the holy… Read More

Pilgrims climb Mount Arafat in hajj high point

MOUNT ARAFAT: The annual Hajj pilgrimage reached its climax on Sunday when the Muslims from… Read More

Hajj pilgrims get ID bracelets after deadly stampede

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has begun issuing hajj pilgrims with identification bracelets one year after a… Read More

Govt establishes Hajj inquiry cell to address pilgrims’ issues

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony has established a Hajj inquiry cell for… Read More

First Hajj flight with 328 pilgrims leaves for Saudi Arabia

ISLAMABAD: Hajj flight operations have been initiated across the country and will continue until the… Read More

Minister promises best facilities for Hajj pilgrims this year

ISLAMABAD: Ministry for Religious Affairs stated that best facilities are being provided to pilgrims who… Read More

Caught on camera: Bus driver assaulting pilgrims in Makkah

A shocking footage has surfaced on the social media, showing a bus driver assaulting pilgrims… Read More

Iran will not send Hajj pilgrims, blames Saudi: state TV

TEHRAN:Iranians will not take part in this year's Mecca pilgrimage because of "obstacles" raised by… Read More

Saudi denies blocking Iran Hajj pilgrims

RIYADH/TEHRAN: Saudi Arabia on Thursday denied blocking Iranian Hajj pilgrims after Tehran alleged "sabotage" by… Read More

Bridge around Kaaba to be demolished by next month: authorities

RIYADH: The work on demolition of mataf (makeshift bridge facilitating circumambulation of Holy Kaaba) is… Read More

47 Indian police get life in prison for killing Sikh pilgrims

LUCKNOW: A special court in India has sentenced 47 policemen to life in prison for… Read More

Two PIA planes bring back pilgrims from Jeddah

KARACHI: The two flights of Pakistan International Airline (PIA)  has brought back stranded pilgrims from… Read More

Stranded Pakistani pilgrims in Iran to return soon: Foreign Office

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Foreign Office has stated that the stranded Pakistani pilgrims in Iran will return… Read More

205 Pakistani pilgrims died during Hajj this year: minister

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Religious Affairs Sardar Mohammad Yousuf has said at least 205 Pakistani pilgrims… Read More

Pilgrims flock to Karachi’s crocodile shrine as Taliban threat recedes

KARACHI: The lean days appear to be over for Mor Sahib, an 87-year-old crocodile venerated… Read More

Family members of missing pilgrims slam govt apathy

KARACHI: Saddened over not being able to locate their loved ones and hit by the… Read More

Two Hajj flights land in Karachi with 150 Hajj pilgrims

KARACHI: Over 150 Hajj pilgrims returned home as two flights landed at Karachi airport today,… Read More

Security boosted as death-marred Hajj ends

MAKKAH: Saudi Arabia deployed large numbers of special forces on Saturday as pilgrims performed the… Read More

Pilgrims gather pebbles in last major Hajj ritual

MAKKAH: A sea of pilgrims began moving on Wednesday towards the holy site of Muzdalifah,… Read More