Pakistan Begins Post-Hajj Repatriation on Sunday with 22 Flights and 5,237 Pilgrims Returning First Day

Pakistan Initiates Post-Hajj Repatriation

On the first day of post-Hajj operation, 22 flights are set to depart from Jeddah carrying 5,237 pilgrims.

The first flight is scheduled to land in Sialkot with 391 pilgrims arriving at dawn on June 1.

Five flights will touch down in Islamabad, four each in Karachi and Lahore, three in Multan and Sialkot, two in Faisalabad, and one in Quetta.

Total of 119,000 Pilgrims to Return

Under the government’s repatriation scheme, a total of 119,000 pilgrims are expected to return home via 471 flights operated by public and private airlines as well as Saudi carriers.

The process is set to continue until June 30.