Hajj pilgrims face hassles

ISLAMABAD: Haj pilgrims from across the country on Wednesday faced some problems in getting Haj visas.

Some pilgrims were seen awaiting their travel documents at various airports in the country.

In Islamabad, Haj pilgrims faced many difficulties over non-issuance of visa and other related documents. They complained that a number of pilgrims were not issued visas even after taking the preventive vaccines.

Some pilgrims were informed about non-issuance of travel documents at a time when they had already put on Haj Ihram. Some complained that they were facing multiple problems in Haji camps including Saudi currency.

Same situation was witnessed in Karachi too where pilgrims started to gather at the Haji camps for obtaining visa. However, after waiting for several hours, they had to leave empty handed.

On the other hand, Director Haj, Abdul Sattar said that Karachi station remains under pressure for at least two days as passports from across the country are sent here for issuance.

Similarly, several Haj pilgrims had to face several problems at the Haji camps as some missed their flights because of non-issuance of travel documents. They further said that the government could not give any satisfactory answer of these problems.

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