Islamabad: The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interconfessional Harmony has established a dedicated assistance line to help the pilgrims in Hajj with updated information concerning their flight schedules on the Sardar Muhammad Yousaf Minister’s Directive.
According to ministry spokesperson Muhammad Umar Butt, pilgrims can call the telephone assistance line at 051-9216980 to obtain real-time updates linked to their Hajj travel arrangements.
The assistance line, operating under the supervision of director It Jameel-Ur-Rehman, will work 24 hours a day in two teams to provide uninterrupted assistance, he added.
He said that in the first quarter of work, Hafiz Majid will serve as a telephone assistance line and can be reached directly at + 92-332-4509868. In addition, deputy director Malik Asad will run the second quarter of work and can be contacted at + 92-321-5365023, he maintained.
Butt said that pilgrims are also invited to stay in touch with their respective haji camps for additional coordination.
The Ministry of Religious Affairs and the Inter-Filial Harmony of April 26 confirmed that all the arrangements for the HAJJ 2025 operation were completed. The first flight as part of the government program left on April 29 and the last flight is scheduled for May 31.
In total, 342 flights will transport pilgrims from Pakistan, with 89,000 people to go to Madina and Mecca, the ministry announced on Saturday.
The HAJJ flight operation will extend over 33 days. Pilgrims will mainly be transported by plane to Madina in the first 15 days.