The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony of Pakistan, which is responsible for the Hajj pilgrimage beyond Pakistan, released its findings for Hajj 2015 on 3 December and called for next of kin to request compensation as per their Hajj policy.
The Hajj operation began with the first flight on 16 August, 2015 and ended on 28 October 2015, the ministry said. There were 93 deaths in 2013, 87 in 2014 and 97 in 2015.
In the Haram incident on 11 September, six Pakistani hujjaj and six iqama holders (those who have a permit to work in KSA) passed away. The Mina incident on 24 September 2015 initially saw large numbers of people reported missing but numbers have since been clarified, with persons who
passed away naturally in Mina now removed from the totals.
The final totals are:
Pilgrims who passed away in Mina: 82
Iqama holders who passed away in Mina: 17
Pilgrims who passed away from the crane incident in the Haram: 6
Iqama holders who passed away in the Haram: 6
Pilgrims who passed away from natural causes: 97
Iqama holders who passed away from natural causes: 7
A further three pilgrims are listed as missing after the Mina incident, and four iqama holders.
Nominees of pilgrims as listed on the website
of the Ministry are requested to apply for compensation (PDF), which varies between Rs50,000 and Rs500,000 depending on the type of death or injury.