hajj

About 2.5 million Muslims from around the world gathered in Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj

According to local media reports, boy was named Muhammad Ali

Along with joy, many pilgrims also feel sadness and anger as the woes of the Muslim world weighed heavy on their minds

To organise the flow of pilgrims, security forces formed human chains along the roads of the vast Arafat plain

Hajis reveal their differences outside the Grand mosque- while some shop from small retail outlets, others go to malls

The Saudi government has made foolproof security measures for the pilgrims

The ministry says 100,000 police have been deployed to secure Hajj

Four Yemeni pilgrims sustained minor injuries following the pre-dawn fire in a 15-storey hotel

Security forces ready to confront behaviour endangering the lives of the guests of Allah, interior minister says

Previously marred by stampedes and fires that killed hundreds, it had been largely incident-free for the past decade

Civil defence agency says fire-fighters rescued two pilgrims who were hurt by fire in eighth-floor room of a hotel

King Salman says they will investigate all the reasons and afterwards declare the results to citizens

A timeline of tragedies that took place during Hajj since 1975

Governor of Makkah region, Prince Khaled al-Faisal, orders investigation into the incident

Irfan al-Alawi, co-founder of the Islamic Heritage Research Foundation, suggested authorities were negligent

Security analyst says it won't be surprising if IS militants tried to take advantage of Hajj to stage an attack

Since 2012, 483 people out of 1,118 have died from MERS infection in Saudi Arabia

PIA to carry 55,800 intending pilgrims from seven airports across the country

The condition of the runway at the Quetta airport is said to be fit for handling a medium-sized aircraft

A minute number of overstaying pilgrims remain in the country and they are in the process of departing

Hajj under the government scheme would get food and free transport for Haram Sharif

Wearable device can be used without cellular signals or internet

The cell will receive suggestions from Hujjaj to facilitate them

Passage to Mina marks the official launch of Hajj on the eighth day of the Muslim calendar month of Zil Hajj.

Money to be distributed among Pakistani pilgrims who had to suffer because of poor residential arrangements.

Lack of coordination among government agencies led to chaos after pilgrims arrived at the Peshawar airport.

Hajj flights carrying first batches of pilgrims from Makkah land after several hours of delays.

CM Punjab condemns allegations made by Religious Affairs Minister Hamid Kazmi as "baseless".

Massive corruption and mismanagement in the conduct of Hajj affairs seem to be the very bottom anyone can sink to.

Small pebbles whizzed above heads as hundreds of thousands of pilgrims rushed to stone a 100 feet long structure.

Mufti-e-Azam Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah denounced terrorism and termed it haram according to Islamic beliefs.

Total number of pilgrims is estimated to be 2.5 million this year.

Saudi officials arrest Pakistani contractor over corruption charges regarding poor housing for pilgrims.

Pilgrims from all over the world are estimated to total up to 2.5 million this year.

Commercialsm unnerves some as a controversial construction boom tears down houses to make way for malls, hotels.

Kazmi says that the allega­tions levelle­d in letter attrib­uted to a Saudi prince were 'basele­ss' and...

Hamid Saeed Kazmi says buildings were rented for pilgrims because nearby apartments were under construction.

SC tells govt to take up embezzlement matter after Saudi prince points out financial irregularities.