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MAKKAH, SAUDI ARABIA: From Asia, Africa and points in between, nearly 1.5 million Muslims begin the annual hajj in western Saudi Arabia on Saturday.

DUBAI/RIYADH: The death toll from last month's Hajj stampede has risen to at least 1,791, according to tallies given by foreign officials, making it the deadliest incident in the pilgrimage's history.

MINA/RIYADH/ISLAMABAD: As the Government of Pakistan announced Rs 5 lac compensation for the families of Pakistani pilgrims who died in Mina stampede and Rs 2 lac for the injured, the death toll of Pakistanis in the tragedy has risen to 100 while over two dozen nationals are still missing, ARY News reported.

KARACHI: Saddened over not being able to locate their loved ones and hit by the apathy of the government, the relatives and family members of pilgrims disappeared during Hajj stampede in Saudi Arabia made it to the Karachi Press Club on Tuesday evening with a glimmer of hope that highlighting of their plight by media could bring them some help.

MINA/RIYADH: Saudi Arabia deployed large numbers of security reinforcements Saturday as pilgrims performed the final rituals of a hajj marred by double tragedy, with the death toll from a stampede rising to 769.

Coke Studio has decided to postpone its final episode, in light of the Mina stampede, which caused the deaths of more than 700 pilgrims in Makkah.

MAKKAH: Over two million pilgrims from all parts of the world, expected to perform Hajj this year, Tuesday began their journey from the holy city of Makkah to nearby Mina for the world's largest annual gathering.

MAKKAH: Millions of Hajj pilgrims after Fajar prayers are heading towards the ground of Arafat to listen the Hajj sermon and offer Zuhr and Asr prayers at tent city of Arafat.  Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti Shaikh Abdul Aziz Shaikh will give Hajj sermon during Wuqoof-e-Arafat, ARY News reports.