UAE sends 175 Pakistanis on Hajj

United Arab Emirates Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent 175 Pakistanis to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj.

According to details, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed of the United Arab Emirates did not forget to express his love for Pakistan. On his special guidance 175 deserving Pakistanis have departed to perform Hajj.

One hundred and two Pilgrims departed from Karachi on Sunday while 40 fortunes were departed from Islamabad airport. The rest have already traveled from Quetta, the UAE Embassy official said.

All the pilgrims belong to Rahim Yar khan and Baluchistan districts.

Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan is the current President of the United Arab Emirates and the Emir of Abu Dhabi.

He succeeded both these positions on November 3, 2004 after the death of his father Zaid bin Sultan Al Nahyan.