MAKKAH: 16,73,230 (including 115,000 Pakistani) pilgrims, clad in ahram, converged here on Wednesday (4th June, 2025) to perform tawaf (walking seven times around the Kaaba, as the mercury hits 40 degrees Celsius. It is pertinent to mention here that this year 8,77,841 male and 7,59,389 female pilgrims performed Hajj. Bewildered by the fact that last […]
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RIYADH: The KSA’s Interior Ministry has proclaimed here Tuesday (29th April, 2025) that anybody caught performing Hajj sans permit will face a fine of (upto) SAR 20,000. Those who sponsor such violators of Hajj Permit Regulations will have to pay (upto) SAR 100,000/- Similarly, those who facilitates such violators by providing transport & shelter will […]
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KARACHI: Fifteen designated banks all over Pakistan have commenced receiving Hajj applications from Monday (18th Nov 2024). Balloting: Applications will be received till 3rd of December while the balloting will be held on 6th day of December, 2024. 1,79,210 Pakistani pilgrims will perform Hajj in 2025, half of the cases will be handled by private […]
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ISLAMABAD: According to Hajj Policy approved by the Federal Cabinet here on Wednesday (6th Nov 2024), 179,210 Pakistani pilgrims will perform Hajj in 2025 paying between Rs. 10,75,000 to 11,75,000 per head. Expecting mothers (beyond seven months of pregnancy), intending pilgrims suffering from amnesia, heart, respiratory. kidney diseases etc will not be eligible for the […]
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MEKKAH: It has been confirmed by the concerned authorities that thirty-five Pakistani pilgrims had lost their lives due to heat related complications during the 2024 Hajj. Scorching sun had also claimed lives of hundreds of irregular (intended Hajjis) who were too poor to pay the fees to use the facilities (including air-conditioned spaces) available to […]
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MOUNT ARAFAT: As the scorching sun baked the land, eighteen lakh thirty-three thousands, one hundred and sixty-four Hujjaj converged here on 9th of ZilHajj (Saturday (15th June, 2024) to perform the Rukn-e-Azam of Hajj known as Waqoof-e-Arafah. Hajj: 1) State of Ihram; 2) Tawaf-e-Ka’aba (circling the Ka’aba seven times counterclockwise); 3) Sa’i (walk between Safa […]
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MADINAH: The Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport on Thursday (9th May, 2024) received all 11 scheduled flights, carrying a total of 2,160 intending Hajj pilgrims from various major cities of Pakistan to the holy land. “There was a little delay in the departure of Hajj flights from Allama Iqbal International Airport due to a […]
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