150,000 allowed for Hajj 2009.ISLAMABAD Islamabad (ĭs'ləməbäd`, ĭslăm`–), city (1998 pop. 524,500), capital of Pakistan, NE Pakistan, just NE of Rawalpindi, the former interim capital. , June June: see month. 02, 2009 (Balochistan Times) -- A total of 153,647 people will perform Haj 2009 and fares have been reduced by Rs 14,000, Federal Secretary for Religious Affairs Agha Sarwar Qazalbash said here Tuesday. He said that 80,000 people will perform Hajj hajj (häj), the pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, one of the five basic requirements (arkan or "pillars") of Islam. Its annual observance corresponds to the major holy day id al-adha, as part of the government scheme and the remaining 79,647 will go through private operators, a private TV channel reported. He said that 131,647 people will arrive in Jeddah and 28,000 will travel to Madina airport. Last year, the fare from Karachi and Quetta was Rs 70,000 but this come down to Rs 58,215 and the fare from other destinations was Rs 85,000 and is now Rs 70,900, he maintained. (THROUGH ASIA Asia (ā`zhə), the world's largest continent, 17,139,000 sq mi (44,390,000 sq km), with about 3.3 billion people, nearly three fifths of the world's total population. PULSE) |
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