Tag: umrah
PM, first lady perform Umrah during Saudi visit
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday performed Umrah with First Lady Bushra Bibi and his delegation during their official two-day visit to Saudi Arabia.
The...
Umrah now mandatory within 15 days of visa approval
LAHORE: It is now compulsory to go to Saudi Arabia within 15 days of the issuance of Umrah.
The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah...
Saudi Arabia issues more than 4.33 million Umrah visas
ISLAMABAD: The number of Umrah visas issued this year by Saudi Arabia has reached more than 4.33 million.
According to data provided by the Saudi...
Pakistan still awaiting Saudi decision on exemption of Umrah tax
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Religious Affairs on Friday said that it was still awaiting the Saudi government's reply regarding an exemption from additional tax...
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...
Minister denies receiving call to remove Zulfi’s name from blacklist
ISLAMABAD: Interim Interior Minister Azam Khan on Wednesday denied that he received any call from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan to remove Zulfi...
The Rs10m jet ride
Imran’s private jet to Saudi Arabia reportedly cost Rs10m
The chartered jet is funded by private donors
LAHORE: The private jet that took Imran...
KSA embassy in Islamabad denies barring Qatar nationals from performing Umrah
Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Pakistan released a statement on Thursday correcting false reports circulated in local Pakistani media about Qatari nationals being barred from...
Man cheats on wife, abandons her while performing Umrah
A video surfaced on social media of a woman narrating the story of a man who abandoned his wife in Madinah after he flew...
Manchester United football player Pogba performs Umrah
Manchester United football superstar shared a video of himself after performing Umrah.
The French player shared the video on his Instagram account in which he...
FIA busts gang involved in Umrah scam, recovers more than 6,000...
SIALKOT: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has recovered more than 6,000 passports from a gang involved in tricking people into buying fake umrah packages...
Mamnoon leaves for Umrah, Sanjrani appointed acting president
ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Mir Sadiq Sanjrani has taken over as acting president of Pakistan as President Mamnoon Hussain departed for Saudi Arabia to perform...
Saudi Arabia to introduce biometric system for Hajj, Umrah pilgrims
ISLAMABAD: The government of Saudi Arabia has declared the use of biometric system must for all the Hajj and Umrah pilgrims from February 6 (Tuesday).
The...
Four Pakistani Umrah pilgrims killed in Saudi road accident
Four Pakistani nationals were killed in a road accident in Saudi Arabia, a private news channel reported on Thursday.
According to details, the road accident...
CM jets off to Saudi Arabia
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister, Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has left for Saudi Arabia today on a special plane sent by the Saudi government. He will perform...
PIA introduces Umrah Executive Economy class for Jeddah and Madinah
KARACHI: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has introduced executive economy class for its Jeddah and Madinah routes, for the convenience of Umrah passengers.
“The PIA...
Pakistan tops list with 6,000 ‘illegal over-stayers’ after Umrah
JEDDAH: Pakistan topped the list of over-stayers in the last 2016-2017 Umrah season with the number reaching 6,905 out of a total of 1,453,440...
