Hyderabad, May 4 -- The first batch of Haj pilgrims was ceremonially flagged off from Haj House, Nampally, by Minorities Welfare and Public Enterprises Minister Mohammed Azharuddin, along with Haj Committee Chairman Khusro Pasha, Telangana Waqf Board Chairman Azmatullah Hussaini, Secretary to the Minorities Department Shafiullah, and other dignitaries.

The pilgrims were sent to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport for their onward journey to Saudi Arabia to perform Haj.

430 pilgrims depart on first flight

A total of 430 pilgrims who arrived at Haj House in the evening departed on the first flight, marking the beginning of the Haj flight operations from Hyderabad. The first Haj flight is scheduled to depart at 5 am on May 4.

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