Pakistan’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Khan Hasham bin Saddique, on Thursday visited Makkah to review Hajj arrangements for Pakistani pilgrims, 76,000 of whom have arrived in the Kingdom so far.
He also visited the Hajj Mission Hospital, set up especially for Pakistani pilgrims. The hospital has so far treated some 11,000 pilgrims for various ailments, and has distributed more than 100 wheelchairs.
Patients expressed satisfaction over the hospital’s treatment facilities and the conduct of medical staff.
Saddique also visited accommodation buildings for Pakistani pilgrims. He talked to residents, who expressed satisfaction over the accommodation arrangements and quality of food.
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Pakistani envoy visits Makkah to review Hajj arrangements
Pakistani envoy visits Makkah to review Hajj arrangements
- Ambassador asked Hajj directorate to ensure that best possible facilities are extended to Pakistani pilgrims
- Around 76,000 Pakistani Hujjaj have arrived in Saudi Arabia, so far
Gunmen kill 3 Revolutionary Guards in Iranian province bordering Pakistan
- Iranian state media says attackers ambushed patrol in Sistan and Baluchistan province before fleeing
- Border region with Pakistan and Afghanistan has long seen militant and smuggling-related violence
TEHRAN: Gunmen killed three members of the Revolutionary Guard in Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan near the Pakistan border, state media reported.
The Guard members were ambushed while patrolling near the city of Lar in a mountainous area about 1,125 kilometers (700 miles) southeast of the capital Tehran, the official IRNA news agency reported.
IRNA did not report whether any Guard members were injured in the attack.
The Revolutionary Guard is pursing the attackers it calls “terrorists,” but they remain at large. No group has taken responsibility for the attack, IRNA reported.
The province bordering Afghanistan and Pakistan, one of the least developed in Iran, has been the site of occasional deadly clashes involving militant groups, armed drug smugglers and Iranian security forces.
In August, Iran’s security forces killed 13 militants in three separate operations in the province a week after the group killed five policemen who were on patrol.
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