LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: The first Haj
flight carrying 214 pilgrims took off
from Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore for Madina on Thursday.The first Haj
flight SV 719 departed
from New
Islamabad International Airport on early Thursday morning. Under the ‘Road to Makkah” project which will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Imran Khan, the customs and immigration process of Haj pilgrims would be completed at the
Islamabad Airport thus saving them the 10 to 12-hour process at the Jeddah Airport.Special help counters have been set up at the
Islamabad Airport to facilitate the pilgrims. 22,000 Haj pilgrims will benefit
from this initiative. Under the 'Road to Makkah' project, the customs checking and immigration of PakistaniHaj pilgrims will be done within the country, saving them
from hassle at the Saudi airports. The Ministry of Religious Affairs has also started issuance of E-Visa for Haj pilgrims under government Haj scheme. Ten Haji camps have become functional across the country.The intending Hajis will be provided passports, tickets, lockets and stickers before Haj flight. According to a spokesperson for the Religious Affairs Ministry, the first Haj
flight from Karachi and Peshawar will depart on Friday, while the first Haj
flight would depart
from Sukkar on Saturday.From Multan, the first
flight would depart on July 6, while the first
flight from Quetta, will depart on July 7 (Sunday).
from Faisalabad, the first
flight carrying Haj pilgrims will depart on July 8 (Monday). Pilgrims would depart
from Sialkot on July 10 (Wednesday), while flights
from Rahim Yar Khan will depart on July 27.
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