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Pakistan expands pilgrim travel system for Iran, Iraq with licenses to 67 new operators

  • New system requires all Iraq-Iran pilgrimages to be organized by licensed groups under state oversight
  • Long-running “Salar” model relied on informal caravan leaders, leading to overstays and missing pilgrims
By Waseem Abbasi ·
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Pakistan’s first global Qirat competition featuring Qur’an reciters from 40 nations underway in Islamabad

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Pakistan’s first ever international Qirat competition begins today in Islamabad

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Pakistan, Bangladesh eye Islamic seminary exchanges amid warming relations

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Pakistan completes clearance of 585 companies under new Iraq-Iran pilgrim travel regime

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Pakistan links 40,000 missing pilgrim figures in Middle East to outdated paper records

By Arab News Pakistan ·

Pakistan says citizens can register for Hajj 2026 through online portal, 15 designated banks

By Arab News Pakistan ·

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