Hajj

670 kg pure silk, 120 kg of gold and 100 kg of silver have been used to prepare the new Ghilaf. ...

The pilgrims will proceed to Arafat today, to perform the main ritual of "Waqoof-e-Arafat". ...

No foreign pilgrims have been allowed to perform the Hajj once again this year....

Pilgrims next walk seven times between two stone spots in the mosque. ...

Saudi hosts vaccinated pilgrims for 2nd downsized hajj...

Pakistanis will not be able to perform hajj this year, Saudi Arabia announces hajj policy...

'Those wishing to perform the hajj must be free of chronic diseases'...

Saudi Arabia allows overseas pilgrims to perform Hajj this year...

Pakistan requests Saudi government to register Chinese vaccine ...

Saudi Arabia may allow hajj aspirants having sound health without serious illness. ...

Hajj MoU not signed with Saudi Arabia yet, says Pir Noor-ul-Haq ...

Only government scheme pilgrims would be benefited from the project, he said....

Hajj goes virtual for families of lucky pilgrims...

Saudi Arabia arrests 936 violators of Holy sites entry rules during Hajj...

If an epidemic spread in a place where you are, do not leave it: Sheikh Abdullah...

Just 10,000 Muslims, all resident in the kingdom, are being allowed to perform the hajj....

This year only up to 10,000 people already residing in the kingdom will participate in the Hajj....

The holy city of Makkah will be open to no more than 10,000 people....

Saudi Arabia has recorded more than 260,000 cases of the novel coronavirus....

Saudi govt analyses applications from 160 nationalities to select Hajj pilgrims...

The pilgrims will be only be able to drink holy water from the Zamzam well in Mekkah...

Govt decides to pay back Hajj 2020 applicants' dues ...

Saudi authorities said decision is in line with the keenness of leadership to ensure public safety. ...

Saudi faces perilous hajj call as virus spikes...

Final decision regarding Hajj will be made by the 15th of Ramadan...

Balloting for Govt Hajj scheme announced...

Balloting to select pilgrims who will embark on the religious journey will be held on March 12. ...

The balloting will be held on March 12, 2020....

The children born after September 5, 2018 have been treated as infants...

Banks start receiving applications for Hajj ...

Parents to pay up to Rs32,657 for infants under govt Hajj scheme...

The affidavit is available with the computerised form, where applicants will be required to sign....

He said the package is likely to remain Rs 550,000...

Religious Affairs and Inter-Faith Harmony Noor-ul-Haq Qadri did not attend the meeting....

The minister said the government of Saudi Arabia was yet to impose further tax ...

Taxes imposed by Saudi Arabia have increased Hajj cost from 2400 riyal to 2650 riyal....

Agreement was signed by Minister for Religious Affairs Noor-ul-Haq Qadri and his Saudi counterpart. ...

The money will be refunded in terms of train fares and accommodation. ...

Qadri said the ministry refunded Rs 25,000 to 68,000 to pilgrims during Hajj 2019. ...

A separate Hajj fund would also be established for keeping the dues of selected pilgrims in it. ...

Noor-ul-Haq confesses poor Hajj arrangements for Pakistanis in Mina....

Other worshippers who had been praying in the nearby Mina area ascended from before dawn....

The covering cloth of the Kaaba, known as Kiswa, is changed on 9th Zilhaj every year. ...

Over two million Muslim pilgrims from across the world will perform Waqoof-e-Arafat today. ...

In total some 2.5 million faithful, majority from abroad, will undertake the pilgrimage this year....

Saudi officials asked Muslims to focus on rituals of worship....

Sahibzada Noor ul Haq Qadri said modern medical facilities have been provided to pilgrims. ...

Pre-hajj flights operation of government and private scheme would continue till August 6 and 8....

51000 pilgrims of government Hajj scheme have reached Makkah after visiting Madina Munawara. ...

For the first time PIA has started direct Hajj flights from Quetta this year. ...

In total 200,000 Pakistanis would perform Hajj this year...

The Pakistan International Airlines is also starting direct Hajj flights from Quetta this year....

Government to return Rs4.5 billion to Hajj Pilgrims....

A Saudi delegation has arrived in Islamabad to start the project....

Each Haji is allowed to bring 30 kilogram luggage with them...

The national flag carrier will fly Boeing 777 aircraft with 300 pilgrims in the first batch from Islamabad....

Pakistan's quota was 1,84,210, which has now been enhanced to 200,000 this year....

This year 216,542 applications were received, out of which 107, 526 were declared successful ...

The system was launched for the first time in Hajj 2013 and updated for Hajj 2019. ...

Ratio of official-private Hajj was 60-40 and remaining will perform Hajj through private operators....

All unsuccessful applicants will be included in the balloting ...

The minister said 112,526 people will perform Hajj under the government scheme. ...

Federal Minister for Religious Affairs will inaugurate balloting of the Hajj applications....

Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Noorul Haq Qadri will inaugurate balloting....

Ministry of Religious Affairs had extended the date of receiving Hajj applications....

Banks designated by the Ministry of Religious Affairs to open their branches on Saturday (March 9). ...

The designated branches of 14 banks received 192,155 applications till Wednesday. ...

So far, 1,00,649 Hajj applications have been received....

The last day of submitting Hajj applications under government Hajj scheme is March 6. ...

The process of submitting Hajj applications under the government scheme will start today. ...

Shah Mahmood Qureshi termed the development as another gift from saudia for the people of Pakistan. ...

The plaintiff lawyer told that private operators are offering Hajj package in low rates....

The minister said that the Hajj expenses have been increased this year. ...

PM Imran Khan said that the issues of masses should be resolved on priority basis. ...

Balloting for Hajj will be held on March 8, 2019....

Committee chairman termed the rise in expenses of Hajj as “drone attack” on poor people. ...

Fawad was addressing a public gathering in Gujranwala....

This year the Hajj package would cost Rs 4,36,575 for Northern and Rs 4,26,575 for Southern regions...

Sharif has strongly criticized the decision of cabinet on Hajj subsidy....

Qadri said Hajj expenditures increase every year due to hike in prices. ...

The House has now been prorogued due to lack of quorum. ...

The country is in crisis therefore, we are taking austerity measures, said Naqvi. ...

People have said that they don’t accept the decision of increasing Rs 1,56,975 for Hajj pilgrimage....

However, the decision is expected to be taken by the federal cabinet today....

The two-day meeting of CII concluded in Islamabad....

Under the arrangement, more than 184,210 pilgrims will perform Hajj from Pakistan next year. ...

The minister directed authorities concerned to facilitate the pilgrims....

The post-Hajj operation was commenced from August 27....

325 passengers will reach Karachi today (Saturday). ...

Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony will receive Hajj pilgrims at airport...

The operation will be completed on 25th of next month...

A total of 107,000 Pakistanis performed Hajj under the government Hajj scheme...

After reaching Mina, they performed stoning at Jamarat Al-Aqba and sacrificed animals....

Hajj is one of 5 pillars of Islam which every Muslim is required to complete at least once in life...

Our creator is one and we should not associate anyone with Him, the sermon stated....

The new Ghilaf has been prepared at a cost of two hundred thousand Riyal. ...

It is first time that special arrangements have been done to deliver hajj sermon in Urdu language....

The six-day hajj, which starts on Sunday, is one of the five pillars of Islam....

This year, the annual pilgrimage has become increasingly hi-tech with apps....

The kingdom has plans to introduce capsule rooms in the western city of Mina....

Hajj is expected to draw two million people from around the globe this year....

The hajj is expected to draw more than two million pilgrims this year....

The remaining passengers will depart for Saudi Arabia in the night. ...

The Saudi minister says Saudi government was working tirelessly to upgrade facilities for pilgrims...

The Hajj pilgrims were being provided three times meal a day...

Pilgrims were offered dates and prayer mats by the Saudi authorities....

In the first two days, 1550 intending pilgrims would be sent to Saudi Arabia....

A PIA flight PK7003 carrying three hundred and twenty-seven pilgrims left Islamabad for Madina....

Flight schedule has also been made available on the religious affairs ministry's website....

Shaheen Air successfully completed the annual Hajj flight operations....

Unsuccessful Hajj applicants of last three years have been declared successful without any balloting...

Minister hoped that the Supreme Court would soon give a verdict in Hajj quota review petition....

Computerized balloting of 50% quota was held in Islamabad....

Minister of State for Religious Affairs Pir Aminul Hasnat will preside over the balloting ceremony. ...

The Federal Cabinet allowed the Ministry of Religious Affairs to carry out Hajj balloting...

SC ordered clubbing all the pending cases and told IHC to announce the verdict within next two weeks...

The new date for the draw will be announced afterwards....

However, the balloting would be held on January 26....

India ended a policy of offering discounted airfares to Muslims embarking on the hajj pilgrimage. Photo: File ...

Hajj applications will be received from intending pilgrims till 24th of this month....

A total 179,210 pilgrims from Pakistan will perform Hajj this year....

A total 179,210 pilgrims from Pakistan will perform Hajj this year. ...

Government is holding serious consultations to lessen the stay...

Saudi transport minister Al-Amoudi was aboard in Haramain Express Train for its first full journey...

The Federal Minister for Religious Affairs presented the Hajj policy for 2018 after cabinet approval...

Abbasi chaired the meeting of federal cabinet here at the PM House....

The federal cabinet on Tuesday gave in principle approval to the Hajj Policy 2018. ...

Biometric verification was made compulsory for Umrah pilgrims earlier ...

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi chaired a meeting on Hujj policy at the PM’s House on Wednesday....

Women meeting the set criteria will no longer have to be accompanied by a mahram....

Some 86,000 Iranian pilgrims took part last week in Hajj...

As a candidate, Trump proposed barring Muslims from entering the United States....

Tight security was in place to safeguard this year’s pilgrimage launched on Wednesday....

Two million Muslims from across the globe were gathered in Mina to perform final Hajj ritual...

The ritual at the Jamarat Bridge in Mina near Mecca marks the final major rite of the hajj....

The covering cloth for the Kaaba (which stands in the Masjid al-Haram), is known as Kiswa. It is changed on the 9th day of Zilhaj. A man embroiders the Kiswa, a silk cloth covering the Holy Kaaba. Photo: Reuters...

The pilgrims have started to arrive in Muzdalifah after performing the main rite of Hajj at Arafat. ...

To follow commandments of Allah is the only way to salvation: Sheikh Saad bin Nasser Al Shathri...

Helicopters flew around the area as the faithful converged from dawn on the surrounding Mount Arafat...

In the age of smartphones, it’s now also an experience to be shared in real time....

About one hundred thousand police have been deployed to secure pilgrimage sites....

More than two million Muslims from around the world began the Hajj pilgrimage at Arafat. ...

The pilgrims belong to all races, caste, linguistic backgrounds and nationalities....

Muslims from around the globe have converged on the holy city of Mecca for the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Photo: AP ...

Hundreds of thousands of Hajj pilgrims have begun streaming into tent city at Mina from Makkah. ...

There has been an increase as compared to last year when 1.86 million pilgrims joined the hajj...

Ibu Mariah Marghani Muhammad, one of the oldest people who will be performing Hajj this year, arrived in Saudi Arabia prior to the pilgrimage. Photo: Khaleej Times...

Muslims from across the world are gathering in Makkah in Saudi Arabia for Hajj. Photo: AFP...

"Many pilgrims come from Asia or Africa, far from the Middle East, and they come to a place where they can try to forget their lives back home", says author Slimane Zeghidour. Photo: AFP...

It was also learnt that 400 Qatari people are also among the pilgrims....

More than two million people are expected to participate in this year's hajj in Saudi Arabia...

Doha has previously labelled current arrangements as "illogical"...

Shaikh Faisal Al Ghazzawi elaborated Hajj rituals and their significance....

The group called 'Hajj Riders' reached their destination after six weeks....

All 600 residents were evacuated and have since returned to the hotel....

The agency had pledged to send the pilgrims on Hajj from August 13, officers said....

Saudi Arabia announced it would open the Salwa border crossing to Qatari pilgrims...

The deceased pilgrims also include two women....

Iran boycotted the haj last year after hundreds of people, many of them Iranians, died in a crush....

The flight operation will be completed by August 26....

Saudi Hajj Ministry said Qataris and residents of the Gulf emirate could join the pilgrimage...

Intending pilgrims should ensure themselves vaccinated at least ten days before their departure....

Lasbela's Mohammad Ramazan was the first lucky winner of Hajj 2017 draw. ...

At least 87,419 applications were selected out of a total 338,696 forms...

The balloting will be held after Friday prayers....

Sources told that the ministry has received 335,353 applications so far....

Approximately 1,89,210 Pakistani will travel to Saudi Arabia for Hajj....

The 'Emergency Management System' will be supervised by Director General Hajj....

Hajj applications will be accepted till April 26, and draw will be held on April 28....

The authorities said that 107526 pilgrims will perform Hajj this year....

Applications of the citizens who have performed Hajj in the last seven years will not be entertained...

No quota has been fixed for Prime Minister and parliament members. ...

It has been estimated that national treasure might suffer a loss of Rs 1.46 billion....

Saudi government will continue to serve all the pilgrims regardless their country and citizenship....

The accused had challenged special court’s decision in the Islamabad High Court....

Heavy punishments and fines have been proposed for those staying after expiry of visas. ...

Decision has been taken to ensure provision of best facilities....

Prosecutor told court that accused grabbed billions through poor hajj arrangements....

There was no official Iranian delegation at last year's pilgrimage to the Muslim holy places...

PIA’s General Manager (Policy) welcomed the pilgrims at the Quetta International Airport....

300 pilgrims returned to Allama Iqbal International airport Lahore after performing Hajj ...

The five and a half year old war has killed more than 290,000 people....

The stoning ritual is performed three times over the coming days. ...

Waquf-e-Arafat is one of the most significant parts of Hajj rituals...

The covering cloth of the Kaaba, known as Kiswa, is changed on 9th Zilhaj every year on Arafat....

Top Saudi cleric Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz would not deliver the traditional sermon due to illness...

Pilgrims walk around with arms outstretched to broadcast their hajj live to family....

The pilgrims are moving in buses, by train or even on foot to Mina. ...

The annual pilgrimage is first and foremost a spiritual journey....

Among the pilgrims, 12,33,029 arrived in Saudia Arabia by air, 34,656 by road and 12,723 by sea....

Every year tens of thousands of Egyptians apply for visas to travel to Makkah....

The step has been taken to ensure easy performance of Hajj for pilgrims....

The green flag carrier will transport more than one lakh intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia....

143,368 Pakistanis will perform Hajj this year....

Lahore High Court has adjourned the hearing till July 26 for further proceedings. ...

Post-Hajj operation will begin from September 17, continue till October 16: PIA spokesperson...

Kazmi had submitted a plea against trial court's June 3 verdict in the Hajj corruption case. ...

A crush at last year’s hajj killed more than 2,000 pilgrims in the worst disaster ...

The bracelets will help authorities provide care and identify people....

Kazmi, Rao Shakeel challenged the decision of trial court in IHC...