{"id":20854,"date":"2025-01-13T14:39:18","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T09:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=20854"},"modified":"2025-01-13T14:39:20","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T09:39:20","slug":"pakistan-and-saudi-arabia-sign-hajj-2025-agreement-in-jeddah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2025\/01\/13\/pakistan-and-saudi-arabia-sign-hajj-2025-agreement-in-jeddah\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan and Saudi Arabia sign Hajj 2025 agreement in Jeddah"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have signed an agreement for Hajj 2025, paving the way for improved facilities for Pakistani pilgrims.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Federal Minister Chaudhry Salik participated in the ongoing four-day International Hajj Conference in Jeddah. The conference, coupled with the Hajj Expo, aims to foster additional agreements to improve pilgrim services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pakistan\u2019s Federal Minister Chaudhry Salik and the Saudi Minister of Hajj signed the agreement in Jeddah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under this agreement, 189,210 Pakistanis will perform Hajj this year, as confirmed by a Ministry of Religious Affairs spokesperson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs (MORA) spokesperson highlighted several new measures to ensure a more comfortable Hajj experience for Pakistani pilgrims:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have signed an agreement for Hajj 2025, paving the way for<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20855,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan"],"yoast_head":"\nPakistan and Saudi Arabia sign Hajj 2025 agreement in Jeddah - Rapid News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2025\/01\/13\/pakistan-and-saudi-arabia-sign-hajj-2025-agreement-in-jeddah\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pakistan and Saudi Arabia sign Hajj 2025 agreement in Jeddah - Rapid News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have signed an agreement for Hajj 2025, paving the way for\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2025\/01\/13\/pakistan-and-saudi-arabia-sign-hajj-2025-agreement-in-jeddah\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Rapid News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-01-13T09:39:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-01-13T09:39:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/a-14.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"850\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/\",\"name\":\"Rapid News\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2025\/01\/13\/pakistan-and-saudi-arabia-sign-hajj-2025-agreement-in-jeddah\/#primaryimage\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/a-14.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/a-14.jpg\",\"width\":850,\"height\":500},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2025\/01\/13\/pakistan-and-saudi-arabia-sign-hajj-2025-agreement-in-jeddah\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2025\/01\/13\/pakistan-and-saudi-arabia-sign-hajj-2025-agreement-in-jeddah\/\",\"name\":\"Pakistan and Saudi Arabia sign Hajj 2025 agreement in Jeddah - Rapid News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2025\/01\/13\/pakistan-and-saudi-arabia-sign-hajj-2025-agreement-in-jeddah\/#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-01-13T09:39:18+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-01-13T09:39:20+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/#\/schema\/person\/950b57c7996a13e09938c5e45be30a5c\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2025\/01\/13\/pakistan-and-saudi-arabia-sign-hajj-2025-agreement-in-jeddah\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2025\/01\/13\/pakistan-and-saudi-arabia-sign-hajj-2025-agreement-in-jeddah\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2025\/01\/13\/pakistan-and-saudi-arabia-sign-hajj-2025-agreement-in-jeddah\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Pakistan and Saudi Arabia sign Hajj 2025 agreement in Jeddah\"}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/#\/schema\/person\/950b57c7996a13e09938c5e45be30a5c\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/#personlogo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b833642ff3b2364918fd2b384cafa111bc9b39a668c6435fe2488d01d4ce563e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b833642ff3b2364918fd2b384cafa111bc9b39a668c6435fe2488d01d4ce563e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/author\/admin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Pakistan and Saudi Arabia sign Hajj 2025 agreement in Jeddah - Rapid News","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2025\/01\/13\/pakistan-and-saudi-arabia-sign-hajj-2025-agreement-in-jeddah\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Pakistan and Saudi Arabia sign Hajj 2025 agreement in Jeddah - Rapid News","og_description":"Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have signed an agreement for Hajj 2025, paving the way for","og_url":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2025\/01\/13\/pakistan-and-saudi-arabia-sign-hajj-2025-agreement-in-jeddah\/","og_site_name":"Rapid News","article_published_time":"2025-01-13T09:39:18+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-01-13T09:39:20+00:00","og_image":[{"width":850,"height":500,"url":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/a-14.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/#website","url":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/","name":"Rapid News","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2025\/01\/13\/pakistan-and-saudi-arabia-sign-hajj-2025-agreement-in-jeddah\/#primaryimage","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/a-14.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/a-14.jpg","width":850,"height":500},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2025\/01\/13\/pakistan-and-saudi-arabia-sign-hajj-2025-agreement-in-jeddah\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2025\/01\/13\/pakistan-and-saudi-arabia-sign-hajj-2025-agreement-in-jeddah\/","name":"Pakistan and Saudi Arabia sign Hajj 2025 agreement in Jeddah - Rapid News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2025\/01\/13\/pakistan-and-saudi-arabia-sign-hajj-2025-agreement-in-jeddah\/#primaryimage"},"datePublished":"2025-01-13T09:39:18+00:00","dateModified":"2025-01-13T09:39:20+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/#\/schema\/person\/950b57c7996a13e09938c5e45be30a5c"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2025\/01\/13\/pakistan-and-saudi-arabia-sign-hajj-2025-agreement-in-jeddah\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2025\/01\/13\/pakistan-and-saudi-arabia-sign-hajj-2025-agreement-in-jeddah\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2025\/01\/13\/pakistan-and-saudi-arabia-sign-hajj-2025-agreement-in-jeddah\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Pakistan and Saudi Arabia sign Hajj 2025 agreement in Jeddah"}]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/#\/schema\/person\/950b57c7996a13e09938c5e45be30a5c","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/#personlogo","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b833642ff3b2364918fd2b384cafa111bc9b39a668c6435fe2488d01d4ce563e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b833642ff3b2364918fd2b384cafa111bc9b39a668c6435fe2488d01d4ce563e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng"],"url":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/a-14.jpg","featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/a-14.jpg",850,500,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/a-14-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/a-14-300x176.jpg",300,176,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/a-14-768x452.jpg",640,377,true],"large":["https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/a-14.jpg",640,376,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/a-14.jpg",850,500,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/a-14.jpg",850,500,false],"cream-magazine-thumbnail-2":["https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/a-14-800x450.jpg",800,450,true],"cream-magazine-thumbnail-3":["https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/a-14-720x500.jpg",720,500,true],"cream-magazine-thumbnail-4":["https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/a-14-450x500.jpg",450,500,true]},"author_info":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/author\/admin\/"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/category\/pakistan\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Pakistan<\/a>","tag_info":"Pakistan","comment_count":"0","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":21352,"url":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2025\/05\/15\/pakistan-makes-final-appeal-to-saudi-arabia-to-reinstate-private-hajj-quota\/","url_meta":{"origin":20854,"position":0},"title":"Pakistan makes final appeal to Saudi Arabia to reinstate private Hajj quota","date":"May 15, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"In a last-ditch effort to restore Pakistan\u2019s private Hajj quota for 2025, the Ministry of Religious Affairs has submitted a formal written appeal to Saudi authorities in both English and Arabic. The letter pleads for consideration, highlighting that a large number of affected pilgrims are elderly and may not get\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Pakistan"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/a-18.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":15573,"url":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2022\/05\/06\/the-government-advises-hajj-operators\/","url_meta":{"origin":20854,"position":1},"title":"The government advises Hajj operators not to take money from intended pilgrims.","date":"May 6, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Private tour companies and individuals have been asked by the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony not to collect money from intended pilgrims in advance. The ministry\u2019s spokeswoman, Muhammad Umar Butt, told APP that the government has not yet let any tour operator to take money or applications for\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "latest"","img":{"alt_text":"Hajj","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/948820_1428983_Hajj-AFP_updates-1-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":9058,"url":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/04\/18\/around-40000-to-50000-pakistanis-to-perform-hajj-2021-minister\/","url_meta":{"origin":20854,"position":2},"title":"Around 40,000 to 50,000 Pakistanis to perform Hajj 2021: Minister","date":"April 18, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Minister for Religious Affair and Interfaith Harmony Sahibzada Noor-ur-Haq Qadri said on Sunday that 40,000\u00a0to\u00a050,000 Pakistanis will be allowed to perform Hajj this year. He said that the hajj 2021 would take place under special circumstances with special norms, rules and regulations, eligibility, criteria and age restrictions. The intending pilgrims\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Pakistan"","img":{"alt_text":"Around-40000-to-50000-Pakistanis-to-perform-Hajj-2021-Minister-rapidnews","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Around-40000-to-50000-Pakistanis-to-perform-Hajj-2021-Minister-rapidnews.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3997,"url":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/02\/08\/covid-jab-mandatory-for-hajj-pilgrims\/","url_meta":{"origin":20854,"position":3},"title":"Covid jab mandatory for Hajj pilgrims","date":"February 8, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"The administration of\u00a0Covid19\u00a0shots has been made mandatory for the pilgrims intending to perform Hajj, sources said. An estimated 200,000 people from\u00a0Pakistan\u00a0will go for the religious obligation this year. They need to be administered the Covid-19 dose before their departure to Saudi Arabia. Sources said that pilgrims going for Hajj from\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Health"","img":{"alt_text":"pilgrims-hajj-covid-jab-mandatory-rapidnews-rapid-news-dailyrapidnews","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pilgrims-hajj-covid-jab-mandatory-rapidnews-rapid-news-dailyrapidnews.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1414,"url":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/01\/13\/saudi-arabia-decides-to-open-all-airports-in-country-from-march-31st\/","url_meta":{"origin":20854,"position":4},"title":"Saudi Arabia Decides To Open All Airports In Country From March 31st","date":"January 13, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"The prospects of Hajj and Umrah for Muslims around the world, including\u00a0Saudi Arabia, have become brighter as the Kingdom decided to open all airports in the country from March 31. The Saudi Aviation Authority has issued a notification saying that all countries except where coronavirus still prevails will be allowed\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "World"","img":{"alt_text":"rapidnews-rapid-news-Hajj-2021-as-Saudi-Arabia-decides-to-reopen-all-airports","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rapidnews-rapid-news-Hajj-2021-as-Saudi-Arabia-decides-to-reopen-all-airports.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":21478,"url":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2025\/06\/05\/millions-of-pilgrims-make-their-way-to-mount-arafat-for-hajj-2025-sermon\/","url_meta":{"origin":20854,"position":5},"title":"Millions of pilgrims make their way to Mount Arafat for Hajj 2025 sermon","date":"June 5, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The annual Hajj pilgrimage has officially begun, with nearly two million pilgrims settling in the vast tent city of Mina. Hajj, one of Islam\u2019s five pillars, draws millions of Muslims from around the world every year, fulfilling a once-in-a-lifetime spiritual journey for those people who could afford them. The air\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "latest"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/a-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20854","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20854"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20854\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20856,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20854\/revisions\/20856"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}