Karachi: Saudi Consul General in Karachi Mohammed Alsubaie and Hajj Director in Karachi Imtiaz Ali Shah visited the Makkah Route initiative lounge at the Karachi terminal of Jinnah International Airport in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. During the visit, they reviewed the efforts of those overseeing the initiative, which aims to provide services to pilgrims from beneficiary countries.
According to Saudi Press Agency, the initiative is implemented by the Ministry of Interior in its eighth year in cooperation with the ministries of foreign affairs, health, Hajj and Umrah, and media, along with the General Authority of Civil Aviation, the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority, the Saudi Data and AI Authority (SDAIA), the General Authority for Awqaf, the Pilgrim Experience Program, and the General Directorate of Passports, in integration with the digital partner stc Group.
Since its launch in 1438 AH (2017), the initiative has served 1,254,994 pilgrims.