Jammu KashmirIst batch of 630 pilgrims leaves for Hajj

Ist batch of 630 pilgrims leaves for Hajj

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SRINAGAR, June 7: The first batch of 630 pilgrims from and on Wednesday left for Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, officials said.
The batch of pilgrims was flagged off at the Srinagar airport by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha.

The pilgrims left in two flights, carrying 315 passengers each, they said.
There were 339 male pilgrims and 291 female pilgrims in total, they added.
Chairperson of Jammu and Kashmir Haj Committee Safina Baig said all the arrangements were in place for the pilgrims.
“We have tried to make the arrangements better this year,” she said.
Baig said another batch of 115 women, who are going on the pilgrimage without “mahram” (male guardian) will leave for Haj on June 10.
“This is God's blessing that we are going for the pilgrimage. We will pray for Jammu and Kashmir,” Abdul Khaliq, a pilgrim from Rainawari area of the city, said.
Firdous Bhat, a pilgrim from Chadoora area of central Kashmir's Budgam district, said, “I have never felt so much happiness as it is the ultimate goal of a Muslim to go on this pilgrimage. We will pray for peace and prosperity in Kashmir. We will also pray for the youth who indulge in drug addiction that the Almighty show them the right path,” Bhat said.

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