Tag: Pilgrimage
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New app revolutionises Hajj experience: Pilgrims to benefit from enhanced guidance
In a significant move aimed at enhancing the experience of Hajj pilgrims, the Caretaker Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony, Aneeq Ahmed, announced the launch of a dedicated mobile application during his visit to the New Haji Camp on Saturday.
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Saudi Arabia lifts age limit, restores pre-COVID Hajj quota for Pakistani pilgrims
Saudi Arabia has granted approval to Pakistan’s request, ensuring equal quotas for all private Hajj tour operators during the upcoming pilgrimage scheduled to take place between June 26 and July 1, 2024.
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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…
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Hajj to be held with a limited number of people this year: Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has announced that it will strictly limit the number of people who can take part in this year’s Hajj pilgrimage because of the coronavirus, putting to rest the fears that Hajj might be cancelled altogether. Saudi Hajj Minister Mohammed Banten had asked Muslims to delay finalising their plans “until the situation is clear”…