Hajj operation: 1st batch to leave on September 12
The last Hajj flight from Faisalabad International Airport will depart for Jeddah on October 2.
FAISALABAD:
The first Hajj flight, carrying 180 pilgrims, will leave for Jeddah on September 12 from Faisalabad International Airport. Talking to newsmen, Hajj Coordination Officer Muhammad Ihsan Shahid said 3,280 pilgrims under a government scheme would leave for Saudi Arabia by 20 flights from Faisalabad International Airport for Hajj. He said the pilgrims should contact the Haji Camp set up at the Cooperative College on Sargodha Road two days before their departure to be provided passports, tickets and other travelling documents. He said the pilgrims would be vaccinated. He said dengue-testing facilities are available at the camp. The last Hajj flight from Faisalabad International Airport will depart for Jeddah on October 2, he added.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 2nd, 2013.
The first Hajj flight, carrying 180 pilgrims, will leave for Jeddah on September 12 from Faisalabad International Airport. Talking to newsmen, Hajj Coordination Officer Muhammad Ihsan Shahid said 3,280 pilgrims under a government scheme would leave for Saudi Arabia by 20 flights from Faisalabad International Airport for Hajj. He said the pilgrims should contact the Haji Camp set up at the Cooperative College on Sargodha Road two days before their departure to be provided passports, tickets and other travelling documents. He said the pilgrims would be vaccinated. He said dengue-testing facilities are available at the camp. The last Hajj flight from Faisalabad International Airport will depart for Jeddah on October 2, he added.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 2nd, 2013.