On Sunday, a Saudi delegation of 45 members arrived in Pakistan to examine the provisions of the Road to Makkah project, aimed at facilitating the Pakistani pilgrims of the Hajj.
Managers of the Pakistani Ministry of Religious Affairs praised the delegation to Islamabad International Airport, where project operations should be implemented, Express News reported
As part of the initiative, immigration procedures for Pakistani pilgrims will be completed in Pakistan before departure, rather than arriving in Saudi Arabia.
This year, around 50,500 Pakistani pilgrims will go to Saudi Arabia under the road to the Makkah project.
About 28,000 pilgrims will leave via Islamabad international airport and 21,000 from Karachi International Airport, officials said.
The Ministry of Religious Affairs has confirmed that 100 HAJJ flights will operate from Islamabad and 80 Karachi flights as part of the project.
Dedicated immigration counters are installed in both airports to facilitate pilgrims.
The Road to Makkah project, launched for the first time in 2019, is part of the wider effort of Saudi Arabia to facilitate the HAJJ process for pilgrims from selected countries.
