hajj

As per SC’s order, only a month left to utilise quota among private tour operators

SC angry at govt for ‘helping exploit intending pilgrims’

Tour operators asked to work with ministry for improved services

17,563 applicants have been put on waiting list till final SHC ruling on Hajj quota

Preference will be given to people performing hajj for the first time and those who performed it seven years ago

The last date to submit Hajj applications is 26th

PM directed ambassador-designate to personally supervise preparations for Hajj 2017

The extension ends on Shawwal 15 instead of Ramazan 15

Ministry tells public to ignore messages about forms availability prior to hajj policy

FIA to investigate if suspect had accomplices

Islamabad Mayor says those selected for Hajj have been balloted from among thousands of CDA employees

Iranians will join this year’s ritual which takes place at the beginning of September

Iranian pilgrims were absent last year because of tensions between the regional rivals

Meanwhile, the Saudi Hajj ministry has been requested to enhance the country’s quota by at least 15,000

Iran and Saudi Arabia have had no diplomatic ties since early 2016

Saudi pilgrims minister Mohammed Bentin had opened discussions with Iran to work out the details of the 2017 hajj

The Arab News daily said Riyadh would welcome Iranian pilgrims for hajj and the smaller umra rite

Tour operator sent dozens to Saudi Arabia with the wrong visa; FIA accused of delaying probe

Family running from pillar to post to locate missing relative

Collis who recently converted to Islam, is still serving as British Ambassador to Saudi Arabia

'If they [Iran] are preparing an army to invade us, we are not easily taken by someone who would make war on us'

Iran's Foreign Minister Javed Zarif doubles down with opinion piece in The New York Times

Up to 200,000 illegal pilgrims perform Hajj, despite clampdown by Saudi authorities aimed at preventing overcrowding

More than 5,000 cameras have been installed in entire Makkah sector covering a radius of 10km around its Grand Mosque

For the first time in nearly three decades, Iran's 64,000 pilgrims are not attending the hajj in Saudi Arabia

Injured in the crush which killed his three companions and around 2,300 others, Kouanda recalls the tragedy

Abdul Rahman al Sudais urges Islamic scholars to work for promotion of inter-faith harmony

'Muslims are passing through a difficult time and they can overcome these difficulties only through unity'

The numbers are down this year because of the absence of 64,000 Iranians over tensions with Saudi Arabia

The numbers are down because of the absence of tens of thousands of Iranians

PML-N lawmaker facing charge of killing a man through rash driving

A Saudi news report says the top cleric will not address the pilgrims at Arafat for 'health reasons' on Sunday

Nearly 1.5 million people are set to begin the annual Hajj in Saudi Arabia today

They are following in the footsteps of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) who performed the same rituals about 1,400 years ago

Tens of thousands of Iranians will be absent from the Hajj pilgrimage when it starts on Saturday

Bracelets are a reassurance to some pilgrims, though their distribution has been far from systematic

This will be the first time in almost three decades that pilgrims from the world's major Shia power will not join Hajj

Saudi Arabia's most senior cleric, Grand Mufti Abdulaziz al-Sheikh, earlier said Iranians were 'not Muslims'

Rouhani accused the Saudi govt of shedding the blood of Muslims in Iraq, Syria and Yemen

Zarif was responding to a claim by Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti Abdulaziz al-Sheikh, that Iranians are "not Muslims"

"I am answering your call, God," pilgrims chant during the hajj

This month's Hajj will be the first time in almost three decades that Iranian pilgrims have not participated

This year no stoning will be allowed from 6:00 to 10:30 am on the first day

The smart umbrella 'Kafya' features a built-in electric charger, GPS system and three different USB outlets

IHC turns down Hamid Saeed Kazmi's interim bail plea in Hajj corruption case

The incident comes as Saudi authorities continue to unveil new safety measures for this year’s Hajj in September

The incident happened near the Grand Mosque as the pilgrims gathered in large numbers to mark the Laylatul Qadr

At least 2,297 pilgrims died during the stampede on September 24 during last year's Hajj

99 Pakistanis among 2,070 people died in a crush when thousands converged on a walkway intersection in Makkah last Sep

Bracelets will help authorities provide care and identify people, says an official of Saudi Press Agency