This year, a total of 42,000 pilgrims from Pakistan went to Saudi to take part in the annual pilgrimage.
Makkah: Pakistani officials have confirmed that five pilgrims died during their stay in Saudi Arabia while performing Hajj this year.
According to Hajj Mission sources, the Pakistani pilgrims, who had reached to perform the annual Hajj pilgrimage, died in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).
Reports quoting sources said that the deceased include four men and a woman—identified as Fazal Ali (Swat), Hafiz Mohammad Siddique (Lahore), Syed Khair Mohammad (Pishin), who were buried in Sharia graveyard in Makkah.
The other two pilgrims, Najam Al-Nisa (Karachi) and Aladdin (South Waziristan), were buried in Jabal Uhud Cemetery in Madinah.
All five pilgrims died at different times.
It is pertinent to mention here that this year, a total of 42,000 pilgrims from Pakistan went to Saudi to take part in the annual pilgrimage.
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