KARACHI: After Islamabad, the Road to Makkah project was launched from Karachi by Pakistani and Saudi authorities on Monday.
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony at the Jinnah International Airport Karachi, Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori said that the project was aimed at facilitating Haj and Umra pilgrims in processing their immigration papers under one roof.
He said that Saudi investors were going to invest billions of dollars in different projects in Pakistan. The governor said that he would request that whenever Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bib Salman visits Pakistan he should also visit Karachi.
The ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Pakistan said that the two countries had close relations and his country always wished Pakistan’s development and prosperity.
The Road to Makkah project was first launched at Islamabad International Airport to facilitate Haj and Umra pilgrims by providing them immigration and other facilities under one roof at the airport.
The project has now been launched at the Karachi airport on the direction of the crown prince of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Muhammad to facilitate the pilgrims of Sindh.
After being facilitated, the pilgrims could directly reach their places of stay in Makkah without going through the arduous procedures of immigration at Jeddah airport and other entry points in the kingdom.
Hundreds of thousands of people visit Saudi Arabia to perform Haj and Umra from Pakistan every year. The Road to Makkah project has greatly helped the pilgrims in travelling to the kingdom without going through the arduous procedures in Jeddah.
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