Srinagar, June 17: The first batch of 158 Hajj pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir will return home on Tuesday evening after
completing the holy pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. The flight is scheduled to land at Srinagar International Airport at 8:30 pm, marking the beginning of the return phase for over 3,600 pilgrims from the region.
Executive Officer of the J&K Haj Committee, Dr. Shujaat Ahmad Qureshi said that the pilgrims are being brought back in coordination with Saudi authorities and the Haj Committee of India. He said that all necessary arrangements have been made to facilitate their smooth arrival and onward travel.
Director of Srinagar International Airport, Javed Anjum, told Rising Kashmir that elaborate arrangements have been put in place at the airport.
“Families and relatives of the pilgrims have been advised to reach the airport only after 9 PM, as immigration and clearance procedures will take some time,” he said.
Anjum added that spec
