Pakistan, May 30 -- The Ministry of Religious Affairs has announced that the post-Hajj flight operation for the return of Pakistani pilgrims from Saudi Arabia will commence on May 31, with hundreds of thousands of worshippers expected to arrive home over the coming weeks.

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According to the ministry, the first return flight carrying Pakistani pilgrims will depart from Jeddah on the night of May 31 and land in Sialkot. A total of 391 pilgrims are expected to return on the inaugural flight, marking the beginning of the nationwide repatriation operation.

Officials stated that most of the flights scheduled under the operation will arrive in Pakistan on June 1, according to local ...