Times of Islamabad

Pakistani pilgrims killed in Saudi Arabia in a fatal accident

Pakistani pilgrims killed in Saudi Arabia in a fatal accident

MAKKAH – Three Pakistani pilgrims have died and one critically injured in adeadly road accident in Saudi Arabia.

Four Pakistani pilgrims were en route to Madinah from Makkah when theirvehicle overturned.

The dead have been identified as Ali and Imran from Karachi and RizwanMemon from Sukkur; while the injured was identified as Salman Memon.

Bodies and the injured pilgrim were shifted to a hospital for medico-legalformalities.

Rizwan Memon’s brother alleged that the Pakistani embassy in Saudi Arabiawas not cooperating with them to bring back the bodies.

Moreover, according to the Ministry of Religious Affairs and InterfaithHarmony as many as 64 Pakistani Hujjaj including 16 female and 48 male diedduring their stay in Saudi Arabia for performing Hajj.