The international Hajj operation in Pakistan has started today from Karachi early in the morning. PIA’s first Hajj flight PK 773 took off from Karachi to Madinah carrying 328 pilgrims.
Chief Operating Officer PIA Amanullah Qureshi, Director General Benazir Income Support Program Imtiaz Shah, Director Hajj Karachi Sajjad Haider, Civil Aviation Authority and PIA officials saw off the pilgrims.
A simple but dignified ceremony was held to see off the Hajj pilgrims, in which special prayers were requested from the pilgrims for the security and development of Pakistan.
About 700 pilgrims will be flown to Saudi Arabia through the inaugural flights from Karachi, Islamabad and Faisalabad on the first day of the Hajj operation.
The first flight PK 743 from Islamabad will depart for Madinah today at 9:15 PM.
PIA spokesperson says that PIA is using Boeing 777 and Airbus 320 aircraft for Hajj operation.
According to the spokesman, this year PIA will transport more than 65,000 Hajj pilgrims to the Holy Hijaz through 320 special Hajj and scheduled flights.
The pre-Hajj operation will continue till June 22, while the post-Hajj operation will be completed from July 2 to August 2.
According to the spokesman, PIA Hajj operation flights will be operated from Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Quetta, Peshawar, Sialkot, Faisalabad, Sukkur and Rahim Yar Khan.
CEOPIA has issued instructions to all departments and Hajj teams deployed in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia to provide best facilities to pilgrims.
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