ISLAMABAD – The post-Hajj flight operation will commence from 27th of thismonth as the first flight carrying 327 pilgrims will land at IslamabadInternational Airport in the evening of the same day.

According to a spokesman of Ministry of Religious Affairs, the operationwill be completed on 25th of next month with return of all the pilgrimsfrom Saudi Arabia.

On the first day of post-Hajj operation, total 950 pilgrims aboard fourflights would reach Islamabad and Peshawar.

Some 240 pilgrims would reach Peshawar through Saudi Arabian Airline whilePIA would bring 327 pilgrims to Islamabad.

A total of 184,210 Pakistanis including 107,000 under the government Hajjscheme and 77,210 under private schemes performed Hajj this year.