Tag: Haj

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony has announced that it has received 216,542 applications for the government's haj scheme as the deadline...

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony has directed the intending pilgrims to visit Etimad offices for biometric verification of fingerprints as per their...

NEW DELHI: In a bid to empower Muslim women, the government has changed the law by permitting them to travel for the annual Haj pilgrimage without any male...

The ritual at the Jamarat Bridge in Mina near Makkah marks the final major rite of the Haj.

MAKKAH: Reza from Iran is torn between the joy of taking part in this year’s Hajj and bitter memories of the 2015 stampede that killed...

The annual pilgrimage that draws two million Muslim faithful from across the globe and starts this year on Wednesday has become embroiled in a dispute between Doha and Riyadh now nearing its third month.

Qatar's Foreign Ministry criticises Saudi King Salman's offer to fly Qatari pilgrims at his expense.

Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from around the world began moving on Tuesday from the holy city of Makkah to nearby Mina for the...

A total of 13 Pakistani Haj pilgrims, including three women, have died in Saudi Arabia, said an official of Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony.

Children might be banned from next year as they face huge problems dealing with the high temperatures that reach 44 degrees in the summer months

Three Pakistani Haj pilgrims have been killed and eleven injured in a traffic accident near Afif on the Riyadh-Makkah highway in Saudi Arabia. “We came...

Pakistanis to celebrate Eidul Azha on Monday

Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Sardar Yousaf has said that government has achieved the set target for Haj applications on the opening day. Talking to...

  Hundreds of thousands of Muslims converged on Mina valley in Saudi Arabia Tuesday to join a symbolic stoning of the devil, the final stage...

  Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims thronged Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia on Monday for the high point of the annual Haj pilgrimage, praying...

PIA Pre-Haj Operation will commence from 9 September. The entire Haj operation will be conducted by PIA’s own fleet without leasing any aircraft. This...

The Supreme Court Lahore Registry on Monday adjourned Hajj Quota case’s hearing till August 19. Earlier‚ a division bench comprising justice’s Tasadduq Hussain Jeelani and...