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790 Pakistani pilgrims missing in Saudi Arabia

About 790 Pakistani pilgrims are reported missing in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, during Hajj-2004, the official Associated Press of Pakistan reported Tuesday.

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About 790 Pakistani pilgrims are reported missing in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, during Hajj-2004, the official Associated Press of Pakistan reported Tuesday.

The "lost and found" section set up in the Hajj Directorate, Makkah, and mobile teams have started survey of buildings to ascertain their exact position.

According to information received here Tuesday from the Saudi Hajj directorate in Makkah, as many as 132 Pakistani pilgrims haveso far died owing to various illnesses, stampede and road accidents during the Hajj season.

Over 80 pilgrims died due to different ailments, 40 in the stampede at Mina while 10 died in road accidents.

A control room set up in the Hajj Directorate, Makkah, is also facilitating Pakistani pilgrims round the clock.

Meanwhile, about 11,770 Pakistani pilgrims have returned from Saudi Arabia after performing Hajj by 36 flights since the start of post Hajj operation from Feb. 5. The post-Hajj operation will continue upto March 6.

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