Tag: Pilgrims
Obama Thanksgiving message likens refugees to pilgrims
US President Barack Obama Thursday urged Americans to open their hearts to refugees in his Thanksgiving message to the nation, likening them to the...
Iran says return of Haj dead delayed
The repatriation of Iranians killed in the Haj stampede in Saudi Arabia has been delayed until at least Wednesday, officials said, citing administrative problems...
910 more pilgrims reach Pakistan
As many as 910 more pilgrims reached Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi through different flights on Monday, as post-Hajj operation continued on the second day.
First...
Private airline carrying 300 pilgrims reaches city
At least 300 pilgrims reached Lahore on Sunday through a private airline.
The pilgrims received a warm welcome from their relatives after the plane landed...
‘We can’t find him’ — lament of pilgrims after Mina stampede
“We can't find him” was the lament of anxious relatives and friends Saturday as they scoured hospital wards and the morgue, two days after...
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...
13 Pakistani Haj pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia
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.
400 Indian Sikh pilgrims arrive in Lahore
Over 400 Indian Sikh pilgrims arrived on Sunday at Wahga Railway Station by a special train to observe the 176th death anniversary of Maharaja...
Road accident kills 21 Hindu pilgrims in southern India
A van packed with Hindu pilgrims early Saturday swerved off a bridge and plunged into a river in southern India, killing 21 people including...
Pilgrims barred from carrying Aab-e-Zam Zam home
Pilgrims travelling to Pakistan after performing Umrah/Hajj in Saudi Arabia will not be allowed to bring Aab-e-Zam Zam back home.
Under the agreement between Pakistani...
200 Pakistani pilgrims refused entry into India
Around 200 Pakistani pilgrims intended to visit Sarhand Sharif to attend the annual Urs of Hazrat Mujaddid Alf-i-Sani (RA) were refused entry into India...
Pilgrims in mass movement as hajj begins
Hundreds of thousands of Muslims began a mass movement Thursday out of the holy city of Makkah towards nearby Mina in western Saudi Arabia,...
Four pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia
As many as four Pakistani pilgrims have died in Saudi Arabia.
Joint Secretary for Ministry of Religious Affairs Shahzad Ahmed in an interview to private...
Final list of successful pilgrims on 15th
Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Sardar Muhammad Yousaf Friday said the final list of successful intending pilgrims, who would perform the...
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...
Indian train ploughs into pilgrims, kills 35
An Indian express train ploughed into a crowd of Hindu pilgrims in the country's east on Monday, killing 35 and triggering a riot as...
Awareness drive at Haji Camps against Coronavirus
The Religious Ministry has launched an awareness drive at Haji Camps to educate the intending pilgrims about the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and...
