Pakistan finishes its post-Hajj operations.
Approximately 160,000 pilgrims from Pakistan, out of the nation’s total quota of 179,210, did the Hajj this year via both private travel operators and government programmes.
Saudi Arabia welcomed millions of pilgrims from all over the world for the annual Islamic pilgrimage, which took place from June 14–19.
In a statement, Pakistani pilgrims were congratulated by Dr. Mirza Ali Mehsood, senior joint secretary of the Ministry of Religious Affairs (MoRA), for their safe return and successful completion of the Hajj. In order to ease pilgrims’ post-Hajj transition, he expressed his gratitude to the Pakistani Hajj Medical Mission, Hajj Moavineen or aides, and the MoRA team for their diligent work.
In order to serve these guests of Allah in the Holy Lands of Makkah and Madinah, Dr. Mehsood stated, “Moavineen and ministry staff, comprising officials and officers of grade 7-21.” They have a duty to tend to Allah’s visitors. Serving the Guests of Allah requires us to renounce our conceit, position, and power.
According to the MoRA official, serving pilgrims should be viewed as a “rank-less” responsibility. One should take advantage of this opportunity since they never know when they will get it again.
MoRA provided Pakistani pilgrims with food, lodging, and transportation, according to Zia Ur Rehman, the director of Hajj in Madinah, who commended the operation’s success.
It was extremely difficult to find lodging in Markazia Madinah because of demolition and new construction, but MoRA stated that thanks to our efforts, all of the rooms for Pakistani pilgrims in Markazia were arranged—a noteworthy accomplishment. The space in Madinah between the pulpit and the Prophet Muhammad’s (peace be upon him) burial, known as Riaz ul Jannah, had been visited by 66,000 pilgrims from Pakistan, according to Rehman.
Assisting Director Jamil-ur-Rehman commended the Pak Hajj app as an innovative and fruitful project that enabled pilgrims to stay in regular communication with the ministry, according to the release. The app substantially aided pilgrims on their journey by giving them access to training materials, complaint files, lodging information, airline timetables, and other services.
The Pak Hajj App received 36,900 complaints, of which 34,979 were successfully and promptly resolved, according to DCO Mushtaque Asghar.