160,000 Pakistani Pilgrims to perform Hajj this year

Islamabad, 02 May 07

As many as 160,000 Pakistani pilgrims, 50,000 more than the previous year, would perform Hajj this year, according to Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Ejazul Haq.

There is a remarkable increase in the previous quota, he told the reporters, here yesterday.

Haq said that he has just returned from the annual meeting in Saudi Arabia, where he thanked the Saudi officials for the fact that no untoward incident affected the Hajjis the previous year.

The minister said that the Saudi administration lauded Pakistan's efforts while Pakistan thanked the Kingdom.