Tag: Makkah

VIDEO: Khana-e-Kaaba’s door especially opened for PM Imran Khan

Prime Minister Imran Khan reached Saudi Arabia on Tuesday on his first official foreign visit. The premier also performed Umrah during his visit and...

VIDEO: Pakistani woman stranded, loses documents in Makkah

A video circulating on social media shows a Pakistani woman stranded in Saudi Arabia who went there to perform religious pilgrimage and ended up...

1900 workers to facilitate Pakistani pilgrims in KSA

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony has finalised the selection of 1,900 Pakistani welfare staff (Moavineen-e-Hajj) for deployment in Saudi Arabia to...

Religious Ministry to issue Hajj flight schedule after Eid

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony will issue hajj flight schedule for intending pilgrims of the government scheme after Eid-ul-Fitr. Additional Secretary Aftab...

Drones to manage Ramazan crowd in Makkah as Saudi Arabia goes...

  MECCA: For the first time ever, drones will be used to manage the crowd during Ramazan in Al-Haram Mosque, Geo News reported. According to Major...

MQM leader gets married in Makkah

MAKKAH: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Rauf Siddiqui on Thursday got married at the Grand Mosque (Holy Kaaba) in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. His Nikkah was...

80-year-old Pakistani pilgrims living example of true friendship

MINA: Two Pakistani pilgrims have set a real example of true friendship. Ejaz Dalali Ahmad and Ahmad Dalo Raj, both over 80 years old,...

2m pilgrims take part in Haj stoning ritual amid beefed up...

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

Chinese Haji pedals his way to Makkah

Riding his bike for 8,150kilometres, crossing several countries, a Chinese Haji has reached Makkah. According to Arab News, Mohammed Bama Chun from Xinjiang took four...

Saudi prosecutors bring charges over Grand Mosque crane incident that killed...

Suspects including engineers and two government employees will face trial in Saudi Arabia over the deaths of 107 people when a crane toppled over...

Eighteen injured in Makkah stampede: Saudi media

Eighteen pilgrims have been injured in a stampede near Islam´s holiest site, Saudi media reported on Saturday, as the kingdom continues to review safety...

4 dead in Saudi raid on ‘terror’ cell near Makkah

Saudi police shot dead two suspected “terrorists” and two others blew themselves up during a raid near the holy city of Makkah on Thursday,...