Hajj – ThePakistanInsights.com

First Hajj flight departs from Lahore Airport

April 30, 2025

Pakistan reduces Hajj assistants count as pilgrim numbers drop

April 23, 2025

Govt ensures smooth Hajj 2025, secures extra quota for Pakistani pilgrims

April 22, 2025

Hajj operation to begin from April 29

April 8, 2025

Sardar Yousuf says Hajj preparation in final stages

April 7, 2025

‘90,000 Pakistanis to perform Hajj this year’

April 7, 2025

Hajj flight operations from Pakistan expected to start from April 29

April 7, 2025

Hajj flight operations from Pakistan expected to begin from April 29

April 6, 2025

PM Shehbaz takes action on private Hajj quota reduction, orders investigation

April 4, 2025

Indian Muslims fear new law will uproot their communities
NEW DELHI — India’s sizable Muslim minority remains frantic about a new law it says will take away the land its mosques and schools occupy, despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi promising the legal amendment will settle a raft of ownership disputes once and for all. Protests have been rolling across India since the law —…
Earthquakes, including a 5.3 magnitude, shake remote West Texas
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck West Texas on Saturday night, part of a swarm of earthquakes to rock the area near the Texas border with New Mexico, the U.S. logical Survey said. The temblor struck at 7:47 p.m. about 35 miles south of Whites City, New Mexico, the USGS said. The area is roughly midway…
First-time Kentucky Derby winner Junior Alvarado dominates field with horse Sovereignty
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Less than two months before the Kentucky Derby, jockey Junior Alvarado was praying to god to heal him. On March 23, Alvarado was riding the horse Term at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla., when his thoroughbred suffered a heart attack, sending Alvarado off his saddle. He was clipped by another horse…
Iberian blackout points to grid growing pains — not green energy failure
Spain and Portugal have largely restored power after Monday’s unprecedented blackout — the worst in recent European history. The fallout has put the region’s reliance on renewables under fire. Santiago Abascal, leader of Spain’s far-right Vox party, even called on the country to abandon “climate fanaticism” in response to the power cut. Yet, experts stressed…
Thai king’s state visit to Bhutan sets new diplomatic tone for his reign
BANGKOK — When Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn arrived in Bhutan last weekend, he wrote his name into history with two milestones: The Himalayan kingdom was his first pick to kick off his inaugural state visit, and he flew into that mountainous terrain by piloting the specially designated Thai royal aircraft, a Boeing 737-800. The 72-year-old…
Texas has a new city home to Elon Musk’s SpaceX
BROWNSVILLE, Tex. — Texas has a brand new city, and its name is Starbase. A vote Saturday to decide whether to turn part of south Texas into a new city centered around Elon Musk’s SpaceX delivered a victory to the tech billionaire and his rocket company. As expected, the measure passed with broad support, paving…
Pilot dies in crash of single-engine plane in Simi Valley neighborhood
The pilot and sole occupant of a small, single-engine plane died when the aircraft crashed and ended up in the backyard of a home in California on Saturday, authorities said. NBC Los Angeles aerial footage of the crash site in the city of Simi Valley, about 42 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles, showed a…
Public radio stations targeted for cuts by Trump offer lifelines to listeners during disasters
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After Hurricane Helene devastated Asheville, North Carolina, the sound coming from open car windows as residents gathered on a street at the top of a ridge trying to get cell service last fall was Blue Ridge Public Radio. And as they stood in line for water or food, the latest news they…