ISLAMABAD:The first Hajj flight would leave from Islamabad in the wee hours of Tuesday, Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Sardar Yousaf is likely to say goodbye to the intending Hujjaj.

The officials of the Ministry would see off the passengers of PIA's PK 2103.

A total of 143,368 Pakistani pilgrims would go to Saudi Arabia through 288 Hajj flights.

The last flight would leave on Oct 9. As many as 86,021 would perform Hajj under the Government Hajj Scheme and over 57,000 under private scheme.