Tag: pilgrimage

Pakistan, Sri Lanka need to revive SAARC forum: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Friday said that Pakistan and Sri Lanka need to work together to revive the SAARC forum as...

Faithful start gathering at Mina as Haj rituals begin

Over two million faithful have started gathering at the tent valley of Mina as the Haj rituals begin on Wednesday. After donning the simple garb...

Two million pilgrims converge on Makkah for Hajj

This year sees the return of pilgrims from Shia Iran, regional rival to Sunni powerhouse Saudi Arabia, and comes with the Gulf mired in political crisis and Islamic State group militants squeezed in Iraq and Syria.

Sikh pilgrims to arrive in Hassanabdal on Nov 15

  Sikh pilgrims from all over the world, particularly from India are scheduled to arrive in Hassanabdal on November 15. Three day holy pilgrimage is...