*RIYADH – **Saudi Arabia launches yet another technology initiative for theHajj Pilgrims.*
*Saudia Arabia has launched fifth-generation network service in Makkah andother holy sites to provide quality services to the pilgrims during Hajjseason this year.*
The Emir of Makkah and Chairman of Central Haj Committee, Prince KhaledAl-Faisal, inaugurated the 5G service along with Minister of Communicationsand Information Technology Abdullah Al-Sawaha, Radio Pakistan reported.
The month-long pre-Hajj flight operation to bring 200,000 Pakistaniintending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia would be concluded on August 6.
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About 129,000 pilgrims including 93,000 government and 36,000 from theprivate scheme have so far reached the holy land to perform the sacredreligious obligation.
The ministry of religious affairs said that a total of 19 ambulances arealso providing facilities to Pakistani pilgrims. As many 235 elderlypilgrims were provided wheelchairs and a total of 16 intending pilgrimshave so far died and buried in Jabbar-ul-Baqi.
