JEDDAH:Over 24,000 pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj under the government and private Hajj schemes.
In a statement on Monday, spokesperson of Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Mohammad Omar Butt said that 10,000 pilgrims who completed their pilgrimage to Madinah have been transported to Makkah by buses.
He said 1700 more Hajj pilgrims will arrive at Jeddah Airport through six flights from Pakistan on Monday, while those who have completed their eight days stay in Madinah will also leave for Makkah.
Over 1,600 pilgrims have so far arrived in Saudi Arabia under the private Hajj scheme. In order to ensure provision of facilities to Hajj Pilgrims, 129 medical staff and 202 Hajj ‘Muawaneen’ are working efficiently round the clock in Makkah, Madinah and Jeddah.
According to statistics of Main Control Office (MCO) in Makkah Mukarramah, the Department of Lost and Found guided 121 pilgrims to their residences. The Main Control Office received 298 complaints of loss of personal belongings in which 253 items were found and handed over to Hajj Pilgrims.
All service wings are being monitored under the supervision of Facilitation and Cooperation Cell of MCO and 118 complaints related to sanitation, mobile SIM, water, residence and food have so far been resolved. Two hospitals and six dispensaries are discharging their services in Saudi Arabia under the supervision of specialist doctors and paramedical staff to protect the health of the pilgrims.
The MCO in Makkah provided six wheelchairs to pilgrims on medical ground. Meanwhile, a 53-year-old Pakistan pilgrim from Pishin district of Balochistan Syed Khair Mohammad died in Makkah after suffering from heart attack.
According to the media cell set up in Makkah Mukarramah, he has been buried in a local graveyard of Makkah with the permission of his heirs. His funeral prayers were attended by Director General Hajj Makkah Abrar Mirza, Director Hajj Sajid Manzoor Asadi and other members of Pakistan Hajj Mission.