Tag: Haj

Kingdom rules out sick, elderly for Haj visas

To prevent the spread of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), the elderly and those suffering from chronic diseases will not get Haj visas...

Ministry restrained from collecting Haj compensation fund

The Lahore High Court on Wednesday restrained Ministry of Religious Affairs from collecting Rs 5, 000 as Haj compensation fund from each pilgrim through...

LHC bars ministry from allocating haj quota

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday barred the Ministry of Religious Affairs from allocating quota to haj tour operators till next order. During the...

Haj Policy 2013 challenged in LHC

A petition was filed against Hajj Policy 2013 in the Lahore High Court stating that policy violates Article 25 of the constitution. The petitioner stated...

SC orders law ministry to give opinion about ex-PM’s status in...

The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered the law ministry to communicate legal opinion to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on including former prime minister...

Haj Scandal: Abdul Qadir Gilani moves SC against FIA director

Abdul Qadir Gilani, son of former premier Yousuf Raza Gilani on Saturday, approached the Supreme Court (SC) requesting it to disassociate FIA Director Hussain...

Saudi govt to further improve haj facilities

The Saudi Arabia government has planned to improve their existing services and facilities for the pilgrimages. Talking to newsmen here, Fawad Amin Katib, a...

Saudi interior minister lauds successful Haj

Interior Minister Prince Ahmed, chairman of the Supreme Haj Committee, congratulated Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah and Crown Prince Salman, deputy...

Grand mufti urges peace and tolerance in Haj sermon

Mufti-e-Azam Al-Sheikh Abdul Aziz Bin Abdullah Al-Sheikh on Thursday called upon the Muslim community to truly follow the teachings of Islam in order to...

Haj begins; pilgrims leave for Maidan-e-Arafat today

Thousands of white-clad Muslims, in buses, cars and on foot chanting “Labbaik Allahumma Labbaik” (Here I am, O Allah, here I am), reached Mina...

Bosnian pilgrim ‘walks to Makkah through Syria for haj’

A Bosnian Muslim pilgrim who left last December on pilgrimage to Makkah by foot told AFP on Monday that he has arrived after passing...

Saudis downplay impact of mystery virus on Haj

Saudi health authorities downplayed Tuesday the impact of a possible outbreak of a virus from the family of deadly SARS on its forthcoming Hajj...

Senate body reveals new Haj corruption scam

Senate Standing Committee on Religious Affairs Chairman Hafiz Hamdullah on Wednesday revealed that corruption of millions of rupees had been carried out in the...

‘People must travel through registered operators for Haj, Umra’

Punjab Tourism Department (PTD) has set up a window to entertain complaints of citizens traveling for pilgrimage through private agents. Deputy Controller, Tourist Service PTD,Muhammad...

Haj corruption scandal: Hamid Kazmi freed on bail

The judge of a special court in Rawalpindi on Monday accepted the bail plea of former Religious Affairs Minister Hamid Saeed Kazmi and ordered...

Haj training campaign starting Sept first week

The Ministry of Religious Affairs is set to start the training campaign for intending pilgrims in various ‘Haji” camps across the country from the...

Non-defaulting tour operators to be granted Haj quota: LHC

Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday directed the Ministry of Religious Affairs that the Haj tour operators, who have paid their taxes, should be...