ISLAMABAD – 31 Hajj pilgrims of Pakistan died in Saudi Arabia during Hajj2018, Pakistan hajj mission said on Thursday.
As per the details, as many as 110 Pakistani fell ills during the Hajjseason and they were provided facilities using 14 vehicles.
About 107,000 Pakistanis performed Hajj under the government Hajj schemeand 77,210 pilgrims did so through private Hajj schemes
Over 2 million Muslims have performed the “stoning of the devil” ritual aspart of the Hajj today. The ritual marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage inMina.
Wearing white clothes called ahram, the pilgrims throw stones at threepillars called jamarat, represent Satan in Mina. Pilgrims pelt seven stonesat each pillar.
In 2017, 22 Pakistani pilgrims died natural deaths in Saudi Arabia duringHajj season. According to Ministry of Religious Affairs, 133,868 pilgrimshad reached Saudi Arabia under government and private programmes fromPakistan to perform Hajj 2017