ISLAMABAD: As many as 173,000 Pakistanis including 117,000 government and56,000 private scheme pilgrims have reached Saudi Arabia, said spokesmanMinistry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony.
In a statement, he said 115,000 pilgrims of government scheme has reachedMakkah Mukarma. The pre hajj flights operation of government and privatescheme would continue till August 6 and 8 respectively.
Meanwhile, Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony SahibzadaNoor ul Haq Qadri said modern medical facilities have been provided topilgrims.
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The minister visited the Pakistani hospital in Madina and inspectedfacilities being provided in different departments of the hospitalincluding dental, laboratory, pharmacy, wards and other departments. Headof hospital of Pakistani Hajj Mission Dr Arif Zaidi and Director MadinaTariq Rehmani briefed the minister about the facilities being offered inthe hospital.
