The Ministry of Religious Affairs confirmed on Friday that 18 Pakistani pilgrims, including 10 men and eight women, passed away during Hajj 2025 in Saudi Arabia. Most of the deceased were elderly ...

Officials have beefed up heat mitigation measures hoping to avoid a repeat of last year's hajj, which saw 1,301 pilgrims die as temperatures reached 51.8 degrees Celsius (125.2 Fahrenheit).

Officials have beefed up heat mitigation efforts aiming to avoid a repeat of last year’s hajj, which saw 1,301 pilgrims die as temperatures reached 51.8C. “I came here early to ...

He said one of the pilgrims died before being airlifted at the Aminu Kano Internal Airport Kano, while the two others died in Saudi Arabia. Timta said. Recommended For You Lifestyle 2025-04-16T13 ...

Muslim pilgrims gather on top of the rocky hill known as the Mountain of Mercy, on the Plain of Arafat, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, June ...

More than a million Muslim pilgrims poured into the holy city of Mecca ahead of the annual hajj, with authorities vowing to hold a safer pilgrimage amid searing desert heat ...