145,000 Pakistani Pilgrims To Perform Hajj This Year:
Sardar Yousuf
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published July 29, 2016 | 02:34 PM
ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 29th july,2016) : Minister for Religious Affairs Sardar Muhammad Yousuf said on Friday that total number of 145,000 Pakistani pilgrims will perform Hajj this year. Talking to a Private news channel he added that 48% of Hajj flights would land in Jeddah whereas 52% of the flights would land in Medina.
Hajj minister said that his ministry has saved more than 2.3 million Riyal under the head of the accommodation. He stated that best facilities are being provided to pilgrims who will be performing Hajj this year. The ministry is providing best facilities to the pilgrims which include transport, air coolers and immigration facility with National Database and Registration Authority's (NADRA) help, he concluded.
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