3,648 intending pilgrims depart

KARACHI: Ten PIA Pre-Hajj Flights carrying a total of 3,648 intending pilgrims departed on time from Quetta, Peshawar, Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore on September 30 and October 1.

A PIA spokesman said here on Saturday that the Pre- Hajj flights that are due to depart after 16:00 Hours on October 1 includePK1903 from Quetta at 18:30 hours, from Peshawar PK1603 at 20:45 hours and PK1703 at 23:59 hours.

He said that the Managing Director PIA, Captain Nadeem KhanYousufzai, bade farewell to the intending pilgrims at Lahore Hajjterminal while Deputy Managing Director PIA, Salim Sayani and Director Airport Services PIA, Aijaz Mazhar at Karachi airport Hajj terminal.

Director Marketing PIA, Anjum Amin Mirza sent off the intendingHajj pilgrims from Quetta.

The spokesman said that this year PIA will carry approximately 109,000 intending pilgrims on 305 Pre- Hajj flights to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, from Pakistan.

The Pre-Hajj operation will continue till October 31, he added.