Over 50,000 Pakistani Hajj pilgrims to benefit from Makkah Route Initiative this year — ministry

Over 50,000 Pakistani Hajj pilgrims to benefit from Makkah Route Initiative this year — ministry

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Fri, 2024-05-10 21:41

ISLAMABAD: The religious affairs ministry said on Friday 26,000 Pakistani Hajj pilgrims had benefited from the Makkah Route Initiative last year, with the government planning to double the figure this year with the inauguration of the project in Karachi. 

Pakistani officials last month confirmed Saudi Arabia’s decision to expand the Makkah Route Initiative, previously available only in Islamabad, to the airport in Karachi, the country’s largest and most populous city. 

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