Eight more Pakistani pilgrims die

Published January 17, 2005

MAKKAH, Jan 16: Eight more Pakistanis have died in Saudi Arabia, increasing the number of pilgrims' deaths to 52. According to the Directorate General of Hajj, all the pilgrims died of natural causes.

Following are the details of the pilgrims who died and have been buried either in Makkah or Madinah: 1. Parwan Bibi, w/o Muhammad Ghayas, passport No319732, Qila Abdullah. 2. Razia Bibi, w/o Naseem Akhtar, passport No758740, Khanewal. 3. Malooka Mai, w/o Manzoor Ahmed, passport No400358, Multan. 4. Shafiqullah Siddiqui, s/o Ramzanullah Siddiqui, passport No732576, Karachi. 5. Muhammad Dad Abbasi, s/o Abbas Khan, passport No313396, Rawalpindi. 6. Niaz Ahmed Siddiqui, s/o Kabir Ahmed Siddiqui, passport No236110, Karachi. 7. Nasrullah Akhtar Khan, s/o Akhtar Khan, passport No414950, Muzaffargarh. 8. Khudai Nazar, s/o Haji Muhammad, passport No114359, Quetta. -APP

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