In a message before his departure, he stressed that prayers be offered especially for peace, for the oppressed Muslims in Burma and other parts of the world, and for prosperity of the Muslim world.
He said it was collective responsibility of the Muslim world to free the oppressed brethren in any part of the world from tyranny and subjugation.
JI Secretary General, Liaqat Baloch, will officiate as JI Ameer, in the absence of Sirajul Haq.