ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan International Airlines has started its post-Hajj flight operation and the first Hajj-flight PK-3002 boarding 321 pilgrims arrived in Quetta from Jeddah on Friday noon. The flight arrived here three hours late due to its belated departure from Jeddah due to technical fault in the plane, officials said, adding, post-Hajj flight operation would [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, December 6, 2008
MAKKAH: More than two point five million Hujjaj from across the world have assembled in Mina at the start of this year’s annual Haj. Thousands of pilgrims reciting Allah Huma Labaik Allah Huma Labaik arrived in Mina early this morning by buses and on foot from Makkah. The pilgrims will offer Zohr, Asr, Maghrib and [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, October 4, 2008
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Religious Affairs, Zakat and Ushr on Saturday informed that according to new Saudi regulations, the data of Hujjaj once submitted to them would not be changed. According to a press release issued here, the Ministry has started preparation of passports for the intending pilgrims for Hajj-2008, which would be submitted to [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, September 27, 2008
ISLAMABAD: The training of intending pilgrims selected for Hajj-2008 will be started across the country from October 14. The training Programmes will be conducted in collaboration with local administration at Tehsil and district level. Several Programmes will also be telecast and air on television and radio to aware the intending pilgrims about the rituals of Hajj. [...]
Continue reading...Friday, August 1, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Federal Ministry for Religious Affairs has forwarded the new Hajj policy to the Supreme Court. The apex court had directed the Religious Affairs Ministry to submit the new Hajj policy by August 31 while hearing of a case of Hajj operators. Advisor to Prime Minister on Religious Affairs, Hamid Saeed Kazmi told Geo News [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, May 25, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Secretary, Ministry of Religious Affairs, Vakil Ahmed Khan has said that there would be no balloting to select pilgrims under government scheme this year. In an interview he said the applications would be invited through designated branches of banks on first come first serve basis. He said about one hundred sixty-five thousand Pakistani pilgrims [...]
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Friday, December 12, 2008
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