{"id":9817,"date":"2025-06-07T18:04:18","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T18:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=9817"},"modified":"2025-06-07T18:04:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T18:04:18","slug":"pakistani-pilgrims-laud-saudi-arabia-for-impressive-hajj-arrangements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=9817","title":{"rendered":"Pakistani pilgrims laud Saudi Arabia for \u2018impressive\u2019 Hajj arrangements"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Pakistani pilgrims on Saturday lauded the Saudi government for its \u201cimpressive\u201d arrangements during this year\u2019s Hajj, the Ministry of Religious Affairs said, as Muslims across Pakistan and the world celebrated Eid al-Adha.<\/p>\n<p>Over 115,000 Pakistani pilgrims travelled to Saudi Arabia this year under government and private schemes to perform the annual pilgrimage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had a very good Hajj experience,\u201d said Nadia Sarfaraz, a pilgrim from Karachi. \u201cEverything went smoothly and we have no complaints against anyone. The Saudi government is providing support here and our own government is helping a lot too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To Arafat!<\/p>\n<p>Labbaik Allahuma Labbaik! pic.twitter.com\/11UKO92PE7<br \/>\n\u2014 Inside the Haramain (@insharifain) June 5, 2025<\/p>\n<p>Rabia Babar, a pilgrim from Islamabad, praised the facilitation of pilgrims, particularly women, highlighting the separate lifts and fully carpeted areas in Muzdalifah, where pilgrims spend the night.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s Hajj saw heightened security and measures to combat illicit pilgrims, along with various heat mitigation efforts that resulted in smaller crowds at the holy sites in Makkah and surrounding areas.<\/p>\n<p>\u0631\u0628\u0646\u0627 \u0648\u062a\u0642\u0628\u0644 \u062f\u0639\u0627\u0621#Hajj1446 pic.twitter.com\/sExfr88Pa5<br \/>\n\u2014 Inside the Haramain (@insharifain) June 5, 2025<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were coolers and drinking water available everywhere,\u201d Babar said. \u201cThey had large refrigerators and provided water bottles and even shower facilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Faraz Latif, a pilgrim from Quetta, commended both the Pakistani and Saudi governments for the arrangements, urging fellow pilgrims to maintain cleanliness and embrace patience during and beyond Hajj.<\/p>\n<p>His Highness The Emir of Madinah performs Eid Al Adha prayers in Masjid Al Nabawi. pic.twitter.com\/IEUOoUhF6U<br \/>\n\u2014 Inside the Haramain (@insharifain) June 6, 2025<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will help you not just during Hajj but throughout your life,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The first Pakistani flight carrying Hajj pilgrims back home is scheduled to arrive in Karachi on June 11.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistani pilgrims on Saturday lauded the Saudi government for its \u201cimpressive\u201d arrangements during this year\u2019s Hajj, the Ministry of Religious Affairs said, as Muslims across Pakistan and the world celebrated Eid al-Adha. Over 115,000 Pakistani pilgrims travelled to Saudi Arabia this year under government and private schemes to perform the annual pilgrimage. \u201cI had a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9817"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9817\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}