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Use of modern technology: Hajj immigration time reduced to 15 minutes

Maryam NaqviSpecial Correspondent for Science & IT • Islamabad / Lahore Bureau
Use of modern technology: Hajj immigration time reduced to 15 minutes

📌 Key Highlights & Quick Takeaways:

  • The Deputy Minister of Hajj and Umrah of Saudi Arabia, Dr. Abdulfattah Mushat, has said that the immigration time of Hajj pilgrims has incre.
  • Speaking in a session on the third day of the 6th Hajj Conference and Exhibition in Jeddah, he said that comprehensive work is being done to.
  • Deputy Minister of Labor and Human Resources, Dr. Abdullah Abuthanin, said that more than 160,000 seasonal workers, including more than 53,0.

The Deputy Minister of Hajj and Umrah of Saudi Arabia, Dr. Abdulfattah Mushat, has said that the immigration time of Hajj pilgrims has increased to 15 minutes with the use of modern technology. In the past it used to take four to five hours.

Speaking in a session on the third day of the 6th Hajj Conference and Exhibition in Jeddah, he said that comprehensive work is being done to improve the quality of services provided to the pilgrims.

Deputy Minister of Labor and Human Resources, Dr. Abdullah Abuthanin, said that more than 160,000 seasonal workers, including more than 53,000 Saudi workers, were provided through the "Ajirul Hajj" service in the last Hajj season.

The Ministry provided 41,000 work visas for temporary employment to commercial enterprises through the 'Qavi' platform. More than 10,000 monitoring visits were conducted, resulting in the improvement of more than 2,400 administrative actions and cases.

According to Dr. Abdullah Abuthanin, services have been provided to more than 600,000 pilgrims, including more than 160,000 elderly pilgrims under the 'Anwart' initiative.

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Maryam Naqvi

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