7 more intended pilgrims died

ISLAMABAD—Ministry of Religious Affairs Tuesday reported death of seven intended Pakistani pilgrims in Saudi Arabia, who breathed their last on December 17 and 18. According to a statement issued by the Ministry, Chaudary Muhammad Ali, 40, s/o Chaudary Ghulam Ghaus r/o Lahore, passport no. 279495, Hamida Begum, 75 wife of Ghulam Ali, r/o Lahore, passport no. 130547, Malik Shafqat Mehmood, 35, s/o Khan Muhammad r/o Karachi, passport no. 738936 and Muhammad Arshad, 62, s/o Rehmat Ali r/o Bahawal Nagar passport no. 301055 expired on 17th of December. On December 18, Muhammad Hayat Khan, 80, s/o Muhammad Nawaz Khan, r/o Lahore, passport no. 406868, Yar Muhammad, 64, s/o Elahi Bux r/o Multan, passport no. 266590 and Muhammad Aslam Qureshi, 58, s/o Abdul Khaliq r/o Lahore, passport no. 774242 died. Muhamamd Aslam was expired in Al-Ansar Hospital Madian while all others died in Makkah, the statement said adding many of them were died of cardiac arrest. At least 40 intended Pakistani pilgrims have died so far on the Holy Land, who had been buried in Saudi Arabia.—Online