Saturday, 30 January 2016

Pakistan updates report on Hajj 2015

The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony of Pakistan, which is responsible for the Hajj pilgrimage beyond Pakistan, has updated its findings for Hajj 2015 on 28 January 2016.

There were a total of 190 pilgrim deaths in 2015, partly due to the incidents of the crane at the Haram and the Mina tragedy. In December, the ministry had listed a total of 185 deaths.

The updated totals are:

Pilgrims who passed away in Mina: 80 (82 in December)
Iqama holders - those who were already working in KSA - who passed away in Mina: 21 (17 in December)
Pilgrims who passed away from the crane incident in the Haram: 6 (no change)
Iqama holders who passed away in the Haram: 6 (no change)
Pilgrims who passed away from natural causes: 102 (97 reported in December)
Iqama holders who passed away from natural causes: 7 (no change)

A further two (formerly three) pilgrims are listed as missing after the Mina incident, and two (formerly four) iqama holders.

Two pilgrims injured in Mina were also listed in December. That number is now zero as of 20 January 2016.

Interested?

Read the Suroor Asia blog post about the Ministry of Haj's overview of Hajj 2016