Tag: Jeddah
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PIA Hajj flight makes emergency landing in Riyadh after technical fault
A Jeddah-bound Hajj flight of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) made an emergency landing at Riyadh Airport after high temperature warning. The Hajj flight had departed from Karachi for Jeddah at 10 pm on Friday night. Geo News reports that a passenger on PK 839 said that an explosion was heard in the plane during the…
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Schedule for Nawaz Sharif’s visit to Saudi Arabia revealed
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo, Nawaz Sharif’s schedule for visiting Saudi Arabia has been revealed. According to news reports, Nawaz Sharif will spend the last Ashara of Ramzan in Saudi Arabia. The former prime minister will reach Jeddah along with his family on April 11. Nawaz will be in Jeddah and Makkah for three days,…
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Ferrari drives into trouble with controversial post featuring Masjid-e-Nabvi
Ferrari, a prominent supercar manufacturer, faced significant criticism after a social media post promoting its event in Jeddah was received poorly. The post included an edited image of a Ferrari model pictured in front of the Masjid-e-Nabwi, a sacred site in Islam, instead of the intended location, Jeddah. This post was met with widespread disapproval…
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PIA will now charge private Hajj pilgrims in dollars
For the first time in its history, the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) would charge Hajj pilgrims flying on a private programme in US dollars. Airfares for pilgrims from the Southern and Northern regions are expected to stay in the $810 to $1,100 and $860 to $1,150 ranges, respectively. As tickets are also purchased abroad, the…
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Saudi Arabia to allow one million Hajj pilgrims for 2022
Saudi Arabia has increased the Hajj pilgrimage limit in the country to one million compared to last year’s 60,000 domestic pilgrims. To combat the coronavirus pandemic, attendance at the Islamic event was drastically reduced in the past two years due to travel restrictions. As per the latest notice, Pilgrims must be under the age of…