Posted on 08/24/2018 10:15:33 PM PDT by robowombat
42 Pakistani Haj pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia
Most of them died of suffocation or in road accidents
Islamabad: At least 42 Pakistani pilgrims have died of various causes during the ongoing Haj in Saudi Arabia, officials from the Pakistani Ministry of Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony said here. Of 42 victims, 30 were male and 12 female. Most of them died of suffocation or in road accidents, Xinhua news agency quoted the officials as saying. The dead pilgrims were aged between early 40s and late 80s.
According to the ministry officials, 184,210 Pakistani pilgrims have reached Saudi Arabia under government and private programmes to perform Haj this year.
Death toll from 2015 Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca reaches 2411, the most in the ritual’s history
Which is why I’ve enjoyed my vacations in Tennessee, LOL!
Maybe they can catch up with Chicago’s numbers.
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