Srinagar, Oct. 24 -- Thirty-six Kashmiri Umrah pilgrims, including elderly people and women, remain stranded in Saudi Arabia after their return flight, scheduled for October 13, was cancelled, leaving them struggling to meet expenses for accommodation, food and medicines.
The stranded pilgrims said they felt abandoned and appealed for urgent assistance, as their financial resources and essential medicines were running low.
The group of 50 pilgrims left Srinagar on September 25. Following the cancellation of their IndiGo return flight, 36 of them are unable to return home.
The pilgrims said repeated changes to flight schedules and soaring airfares had further complicated their return, with Indian carriers repeatedly postponing flight date...