<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" version="2.0">
  <channel>
    <title>Aaj TV English News - Pakistan</title>
    <link>https://english.aaj.tv/</link>
    <description>Aaj TV English</description>
    <language>en-Us</language>
    <copyright>Copyright 2026</copyright>
    <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:05:40 +0500</pubDate>
    <lastBuildDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:05:40 +0500</lastBuildDate>
    <ttl>60</ttl>
    <item xmlns:default="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/">
      <title>Iraq issues new visa regulation for male pilgrims</title>
      <link>https://english.aaj.tv/news/330435098/iraq-issues-new-visa-regulation-for-male-pilgrims</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The government of Iraq announced a new regulation regarding the religious pilgrims from Pakistan on Wednesday.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;According to the new regulation, the Iraqi authorities will not grant visas to male individuals under 50 years of age who travel alone.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;    &lt;figure class='media  sm:w-full  w-full  media--stretch    media--uneven  media--stretch'&gt;
        &lt;div class='media__item  '&gt;&lt;picture&gt;&lt;img src='https://www.mora.gov.pk/SiteImage/Misc/images/20250917_New_Regulation_By_Iraq.jpg'  alt='' /&gt;&lt;/picture&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
        
    &lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Male pilgrims under the age of fifty (50) years must be accompanied by their families and shall not be permitted to travel alone for Ziaraat to Iraq,” said the statement by the Ministry of Religious Affairs, Pakistan.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The ministry vows to ensure the “strict compliance” after this regulation.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>The government of Iraq announced a new regulation regarding the religious pilgrims from Pakistan on Wednesday.</strong></p>
<p>According to the new regulation, the Iraqi authorities will not grant visas to male individuals under 50 years of age who travel alone.</p>
<p>    <figure class='media  sm:w-full  w-full  media--stretch    media--uneven  media--stretch'>
        <div class='media__item  '><picture><img src='https://www.mora.gov.pk/SiteImage/Misc/images/20250917_New_Regulation_By_Iraq.jpg'  alt='' /></picture></div>
        
    </figure></p>
<p>“Male pilgrims under the age of fifty (50) years must be accompanied by their families and shall not be permitted to travel alone for Ziaraat to Iraq,” said the statement by the Ministry of Religious Affairs, Pakistan.</p>
<p>The ministry vows to ensure the “strict compliance” after this regulation.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
      <category>Pakistan</category>
      <guid>https://english.aaj.tv/news/330435098</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2025 17:50:15 +0500</pubDate>
      <author>none@none.com (Web Desk)</author>
      <media:content url="https://i.aaj.tv/large/2025/09/1717154506826e1.webp" type="image/webp" medium="image" height="428" width="760">
        <media:thumbnail url="https://i.aaj.tv/thumbnail/2025/09/1717154506826e1.webp"/>
        <media:title/>
      </media:content>
    </item>
  </channel>
</rss>
