ISLAMABAD-Annual Hajj rituals have begun in Makkah with the arrival of pilgrims in Mina. Only around one thousand pilgrims will perform Hajj this year due to crowd control restrictions put in place by Saudi Arabia in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic. Normally, over two million people perform Hajj. For ...

About two million pilgrims from around the world converge in Arafat to perform main ritual of Hajj "Waqoof-e-Arafat" today. They will listen sermon to be delivered at Nimra Mosque and perform Dhuhr and Asr prayers together. The pilgrims will spend time in Arafat with prayers for acceptance of their ...

The Hajj ritual training of successful intending pilgrims of second hajj balloting has begun in their respective Haji camps. According to Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony, the training programmes will continue till departing of the pilgrims to Hajj. The Ministry said focus of ...

In Saudi Arabia, over two million Muslims from across the world have gathered in Makkah Mukarramah for Hajj rituals, which are starting from today. This year, the annual pilgrimage has become increasingly hi-tech with apps to help the faithful navigate Islam's holiest sites. 

In Saudi Arabia, more than two million Muslims will perform Hajj this year for which rituals starts tomorrow. This year, the annual pilgrimage has become increasingly hi-tech with apps to help the faithful navigate Islam's holiest sites. It is one of the largest annual gatherings of people on the ...

MAKKAH: (APP) Saudi Arabia has launched Persian-language television broadcasts from this year's Hajj, the information minister said on Sunday.Minister of Information and Culture Adel al-Turaifi said the 24-hour satellite channel would cover Hajj rituals and prayers from the Grand Mosque in ...

ISLAMABAD: (APP) As many as 1.5 million external and domestic pilgrims are expected to perform Haj this year, the Saudi Central Haj Committee told.The municipality informed that more than 23,000 workers would be doing the cleaning of Makkah and the holy sites.The first batches of pilgrims for this ...