Div Com, DIG CKR, DC Budgam and Haj Officials receive pilgrims at Sgr international airport, Last flight of Hajis to arrive on Aug 1
Srinagar, Jul 16: The first batch of 145 pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir returned on Saturday from the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.
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As many as 145 Hajis returned on the first day of Haj arrivals at the Srinagar airport, Executive Officer J&K Hajj Committee Dr. Abdul Salam Mir told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO).
He said Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, P K Pole, DIG Central Kashmir Range Sujit Kumar, Deputy Commissioner Budgam and J&K Executive Officer Haj Committe Abdul Salaam Mir received the first batch of 145 Hujaj, who arrived at Srinagar airport at 7.50 am.
Special arrangements for hassle-free immigration clearance were put in place at the airport, he said. At least 80,000 pilgrims from India including 7000 from JK performed Hajj 2022 this year.
