A Saudi Arabia bus accident claimed the lives of five Pakistani Umrah pilgrims, including three women. The pilgrims were returning from a visit to the historic site of Badr and were on their way to Madina when their bus crashed. The heartbreaking incident involved passengers mostly from the Bahawalnagar district in Punjab.
The victims included Rukhsana Bibi and Amina Bibi from 228/9-R, Fort Abbas, two women from Dahran Wala, and an elderly man named Manzoor Hussain from 39/3-R. Muhammad Khalid, a relative of the deceased, said, “My sister and two cousins died in a bus accident while on their way to Madina from Badr.”
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Several others were injured in the crash and were taken to different hospitals in Medina for treatment. Four of the injured, including two women, are being treated at the Saudi-German Hospital. Three others, also including two women, are under treatment at King Fahd Hospital. One more woman is receiving care at King Salman Hospital. Hospital sources confirmed that two bodies each had been shifted to the Saudi-German and King Fahd hospitals.
Pakistan Consulate Extends Support
Khalid Majeed, Pakistan’s Consul General in Saudi Arabia, stated that the Pakistan Consulate was assisting the injured and was in contact with the Umrah sponsoring company. He confirmed that NOCs (No Objection Certificates) had been issued for the burial of three deceased individuals in Saudi Arabia.
Families of the deceased said that the burials will take place in Saudi Arabia, as agreed by the relatives and with the required legal permissions.
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