A month-long Pre Hajj flight operation will conclude tomorrow. Radio Pakistan Correspondent Bilal Khan Mehsud reports from Makkah that the flight operation which began on 9th of the last month to transport around 70,105 pilgrims from major cities of Pakistan to Madinah and Makkah under the government scheme would complete with the arrival of the last flight at the King Abdulaziz International Airport Jeddah. As per the schedule, the last flight through Saudi Airlines SV-3727 would leave Islamabad International Airport for Jeddah at 3:00 am carrying 380 passengers. This year, 160,000 Pakistani pilgrims will perform pilgrimage, with 70,000 arriving under the government scheme and around 90,000 through private Hajj Groups Organizers. Source: Radio Pakistan
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