Tag: Hajj
Ghilaf-e-Kaaba changing ceremony held today
The annual ceremony to change Ghilaf-e-Kaaba was held in Masjid- Al-Haram in Makkah on Wednesday.
The covering cloth of the Kaaba, known as Kiswa, is...
No Pakistani casualty in Makkah crane incident, 47 injured: FO
Foreign Office Spokesperson Qazi Khalilullah has said that 22 Pakistani pilgrims were injured in the crane crash incident at the Grand Mosque in Makkah...
Saudi authorities considering a ban over children at Hajj
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Saudi pilgrimage officials are looking to ban children from accompanying their parents during the Haj as a precautionary measure to protect them from...
Tears, prayers as 1.4 million Muslims mark peak of Hajj
Three West African states hardest hit by Ebola have not been allowed Hajj visas.
MERS cases in decline, vigilance urged for Hajj: WHO
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A surge in cases of the deadly MERS virus has receded, but countries must maintain vigilance for the Hajj pilgrimages to Saudi Arabia,...
Get your money back!
The Religious Affairs Ministry on Monday asked the 73,772 unsuccessful government scheme hajj applicants to take back their money anytime from their respective banks,...
143,368 Pakistanis to perform Hajj this year
The federal government has announced Hajj policy for year 2014 under which 143,368 Hujjaj will perform Hajj this year.
Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Minister...
Tables turned over
60 per cent intending pilgrims to perform Hajj under private scheme this year
Minister for Religious Affairs Sardar Muhammad Yousaf on Thursday informed the Senate...
Pakistan’s Hajj quota cut by 20 percent, NA body told
Pakistan's quota for Hajj pilgrims has been slashed by 20 percent this year, Ministry of Religious Affairs informed the National Assembly's Standing Committee on...
Pakistani pilgrim dies on arrival in Saudi
A 68-year-old Pakistani man died just after arriving in Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj (pilgrimage). He is the first Muslim pilgrim to die during...
PIA commences Hajj operation; four flights leave for Saudi Arabia on...
Starting this Monday, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)
commenced its Hajj operation and four flights left for Saudi
Arabia.
The first Hajj flight, with 250 pilgrims on...
Hajj training programme to commence next week
An extensive Hajj training programme for intending pilgrims will commence next week in various areas of Rawalpindi and Islamabad.
“The programme is aimed at making...
No Haji to leave country without vaccination
Minister of State for National Health Services Saira Afzal Tarar on Friday directed the officials to ensure 100 percent immunisation cover to each intending...
36,000 Pakistanis deprived from performing Hajj this year
As many as 36,000 Pakistani pilgrims would be deprived from performing Hajj this year, out of the allocated quota, owing to the extension of...
Saudi Arabia’s gift to Pakistan: 100 mosques, 100 wells, 2000 eye...
Saudi Arabia Deputy Ambassador Jasim Al-Khaldi on Friday announced the construction of 100 small and medium mosques, 100 wells for drinking water and the...
Religious ministry fines Rs 8m for mistreatment of Hujjaj
The Ministry of Religious Affairs on Monday imposed Rs 8 million in fines on various private Hajj Group Organisers (HGOs) who failed to provide...
179,210 will become Hajis this year
The Religious Affairs Ministry on Monday inaugurated the Hajj Computer Center for facilitating Hajj pilgrims, as 179,210 Pakistanis would be performing Hajj this year,...
