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Govt to collect Hajj expenses in USD from next year

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Talha Mehmood on Sunday announced that all the intending pilgrims...

Updated 03 Jul, 2023 12:41pm

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2,000 Hajj pilgrims hit by heat stress: Saudi officials

MAKKAH: More than 2,000 pilgrims have suffered heat stress during the Hajj pilgrimage, Saudi officials said ...

Updated 30 Jun, 2023 10:04am

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Crowds stone the devil as biggest Hajj since pandemic draws to a close

MINA: Massive crowds of robed Muslims gathered for the “stoning of the devil” ritual in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday as...

Published 28 Jun, 2023 02:07pm

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Hajj: PM greets countrymen, Muslim world

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday felicitated millions of pilgrims as well as countrymen and...

Published 28 Jun, 2023 06:31am

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Millions of faithful perform Hajj

MOUNT ARAFAT: Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims prayed at Mount Arafat in searing heat on Tuesday at the height of...

Updated 28 Jun, 2023 09:01am

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Hajj draws 1.8 million pilgrims, falls short of record

MAKKAH: This year’s annual Hajj pilgrimage has drawn more than 1.8 million worshippers, Saudi Arabia’s statistics...

Published 28 Jun, 2023 12:11am

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Hajj today

MINA, (Saudi Arabia): Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims walked or rode buses Monday to a giant tented city...

Published 27 Jun, 2023 06:15am

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Over 2.3m Hajj applications processed through HMS

LAHORE: Over 2.3 million Hajj applications were processed through the Hajj Management System (HMS), developed by the...

Published 27 Jun, 2023 06:15am

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Huge crowds swarm from Makkah for Hajj climax

MINA: Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims walked or rode buses Monday to a giant tented city near Makkah for ...

Published 26 Jun, 2023 11:57pm

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Millions head to Makkah for Hajj in Saudi heat

MAKKAH: Enormous crowds of worshippers thronged Makkah, Islam’s holiest city, on Friday for the biggest Hajj...

Updated 23 Jun, 2023 11:53pm

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First-ever nutrition programme for Hajj pilgrims launched

LAHORE: Punjab Food Authority (PFA) Director General (DG) Raja Jahangir Anwar inaugurated the Nutritional Guide Desk...

Published 14 Jun, 2023 06:21am

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Pilgrims urged to obtain authorised ‘sacrificial coupons’

MAKKAH MUKARMA: Director General Hajj Abdul Wahab Soomro on Sunday emphasized the importance of obtaining authorized...

Published 12 Jun, 2023 06:26am

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‘Enhanced quotas await top performers’

MAKKAH MUKARMA: The catering companies and hotels serving Pakistani pilgrims in Saudi Arabia will be rewarded for...

Published 04 Jun, 2023 03:35am

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‘Hajj medical mission’ arrives in Makkah

MAKKAH: A 138 dedicated personnel including 19 Moavineen, 67 medical experts and 52 staff officers from Ministry of...

Published 21 May, 2023 04:00am

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‘Road to Makkah’ project: Around 26,113 Hujjaj to depart from IIAP

KARACHI: Under the ‘Road to Makkah’ project, which is set to commence this Sunday, around 26,113 Hujjaj are...

Published 20 May, 2023 05:59am

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NA body declares ministry’s ‘Hajj through Sea’ proposal ‘unfeasible’

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Maritime Affairs has declared as “unfeasible” the...

Published 19 May, 2023 06:17am

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Hajj arrangements reviewed

ISLAMABAD: The meeting of the Standing Committee on Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony was convened on Monday...

Published 16 May, 2023 03:23am

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Ministry includes Qurbani’s expenses in Hajj package: Senator Talha

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Senator Muhammad Talha Mahmood on Sunday announced...

Published 15 May, 2023 06:41am

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Hajj scheme: Dar hints at accepting all applications

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said the government had decided to accept all the applications of 72,869...

Published 07 Apr, 2023 06:06am

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Hajj applications: Ministry rules out possibility of extension of deadline

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony on Tuesday ruled out the possibility of last ...

Published 29 Mar, 2023 06:27am

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PKR depreciation: Hajj to cost more this year: minister

ISLAMABAD: This year Hajj will cost Rs1.175 million to Rs1.165 million to Pakistani pilgrims intending to perform ...

Updated 11 Mar, 2023 08:51am

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Hajj applications can be submitted from March 16: minister for religious affairs

Announces Hajj policy 2023

Published 10 Mar, 2023 06:12pm

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Cabinet approves Hajj and National Clean Air policies

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has approved National Clean Air Policy as well as the National Accountability...

Updated 10 Mar, 2023 08:40am

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Govt will extend maximum support to pilgrims for Hajj 2023: Ishaq Dar

More than 179,000 Pakistanis are expected to perform Hajj this year

Updated 04 Mar, 2023 07:28pm

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Pakistan, KSA ink agreement on Hajj arrangements

ISLAMABAD: Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah welcomed the Pakistani delegation led by...

Published 16 Jan, 2023 06:18am

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Saudi Arabia lifts restriction on Hajj pilgrim numbers

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will not impose limits on the number of pilgrims for this year’s Hajj, a Saudi minister said...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 10:37pm

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Four-day Hajj Expo to begin in Jeddah today

ISLAMABAD: A major exhibition and conference, being started in Saudi Arabia’s port city of Jeddah on Monday, will...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 06:01am

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Minister vows to take up Hajj-related issues with Saudi authorities

LAHORE: While promising to take up all Hajj related matters with Saudi authorities in consultation with 65 ministers...

Published 18 Dec, 2022 03:36am

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Thousands ‘stone the devil’ as packed Hajj winds down

MINA: Thousands of Muslim pilgrims cast pebbles in the “stoning of the devil” ritual marking the start of the ...

Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:30am

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Maskless pilgrims launch largest Hajj of Covid era

MAKKAH: The biggest hajj pilgrimage since the Covid pandemic began kicked off Wednesday, with hundreds of thousands...

Published 07 Jul, 2022 07:36am