{"id":18188,"date":"2026-04-18T11:46:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T11:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/2026\/04\/18\/welcoming-pakistani-hajj-pilgrims-madinah\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T11:46:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T11:46:04","slug":"welcoming-pakistani-hajj-pilgrims-madinah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/2026\/04\/18\/welcoming-pakistani-hajj-pilgrims-madinah\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcoming Pakistani Hajj Pilgrims in Madinah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first flight carrying 155 Pakistani Hajj pilgrims from Karachi arrived in Madinah today and was warmly received by senior mission officials. Director General Hajj Jeddah Abdul Wahab Soomro, Director Madinah Zahid Sohail, Coordinator Madinah Kashif Hussain and Director Makkah Muhammad Arif Aslam Rao welcomed the pilgrims as flowers were showered and gifts presented, while traditional Saudi welcome songs accompanied by the rhythmic beats of the duff created a spiritual and memorable atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p>Pilgrims were promptly accommodated in quality residences in the Markaziyah area where special arrangements were made for their comfort and convenience. Nusuk cards were issued immediately on arrival to facilitate smooth movement and ease in performing religious rituals, allowing the group to begin their duties without delay.<\/p>\n<p>As part of hospitality measures, pilgrims were served refreshments including beverages and dates along with a high-quality breakfast, and senior officials personally supervised all arrangements to ensure standards were maintained. The Pakistan Hajj Mission and the Ministry of Religious Affairs coordinated closely with local authorities to manage logistics and support services for the arriving Pakistani Hajj contingent.<\/p>\n<p>Many pilgrims expressed satisfaction with the organised arrangements from departure in Pakistan to their stay in Madinah, calling the start of their sacred journey pleasant and comfortable. Officials said similarly well-coordinated plans are in place for upcoming flights, with continued collaboration across departments to provide consistent facilities for every arriving pilgrim.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistani Hajj pilgrims from Karachi arrived in Madinah and received immediate accommodation, Nusuk cards and hospitality arranged by Pakistan Hajj Mission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":18187,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18188"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18188\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}