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      <title>Over 5,000 Pakistani Hajj pilgrims reach Madinah so far</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hajj flight operations have accelerated across Pakistan, with thousands of pilgrims travelling to Saudi Arabia under the official arrangements, authorities said.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;According to details, 5,250 Hajj pilgrims have reached Madinah so far through 21 flights.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Another 3,510 pilgrims are scheduled to depart today, Tuesday, on 13 flights from different cities.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Flight departures include four from Islamabad, two each from Lahore, Karachi, Multan and Quetta, while one flight will operate from Sialkot.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Officials said PIA, Saudi Airlines, Airblue and Air Sial are part of the operation.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Ministry of Religious Affairs said training, documentation and vaccination of pilgrims is ongoing through 10 Hajj camps across the country.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Officials added that staff are deployed around the clock at Pakistani and Saudi airports to assist pilgrims.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Hajj flight operations will continue without interruption until May 31.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>Hajj flight operations have accelerated across Pakistan, with thousands of pilgrims travelling to Saudi Arabia under the official arrangements, authorities said.</strong></p>
<p>According to details, 5,250 Hajj pilgrims have reached Madinah so far through 21 flights.</p>
<p>Another 3,510 pilgrims are scheduled to depart today, Tuesday, on 13 flights from different cities.</p>
<p>Flight departures include four from Islamabad, two each from Lahore, Karachi, Multan and Quetta, while one flight will operate from Sialkot.</p>
<p>Officials said PIA, Saudi Airlines, Airblue and Air Sial are part of the operation.</p>
<p>The Ministry of Religious Affairs said training, documentation and vaccination of pilgrims is ongoing through 10 Hajj camps across the country.</p>
<p>Officials added that staff are deployed around the clock at Pakistani and Saudi airports to assist pilgrims.</p>
<p>Hajj flight operations will continue without interruption until May 31.</p>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:55:08 +0500</pubDate>
      <author>none@none.com (Saleem Sheikh)</author>
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