{"id":491453,"date":"2025-07-21T10:07:49","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T05:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=491453"},"modified":"2025-07-21T10:07:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T05:07:49","slug":"religious-affairs-minister-clarifies-statement-forty-thousand-pilgrims-not-missing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/religious-affairs-minister-clarifies-statement-forty-thousand-pilgrims-not-missing\/","title":{"rendered":"Religious Affairs Minister clarifies statement Forty thousand pilgrims not missing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> Islamabad<br \/>\nMinister for Religious Affairs Sardar Muhammad Yousaf has revealed in a conversation with journalists that the records of about 40,000 pilgrims are still available only in paper form and have not been transferred to the central digital registry.<br \/>\nHe clarified that \u201cit has never been said that thousands of Pakistanis are missing\u201d.<br \/>\nHowever, this initial news came from the minister himself when he announced a delay in the return of pilgrims from Iran and Iraq and reforms in the travel system.<br \/>\nThe Ministry of Religious Affairs has introduced a modern online registration system for pilgrims going to Iran, Iraq and Syria to avoid such mistakes and improve security.<br \/>\nThe move has also been taken to stop those who use the pilgrimage as a means of illegal migration to Europe, especially via Turkey.<br \/>\nUnder the new system, formal registration of all tour operators has been made mandatory, as is done for Umrah in Saudi Arabia.<br \/>\nSardar Yousef said that now every pilgrim and group organizer will be issued a QR code to make their identification and contact easier.<br \/>\nHe added that the government will provide complete lists of pilgrims to the relevant authorities in Iran, Iraq and Syria before the trip.<br \/>\nThe Minister expressed the hope that this proactive step would dispel any misunderstanding or propaganda regarding the movement of Pakistani pilgrims.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad Minister for Religious Affairs Sardar Muhammad Yousaf has revealed in a conversation with journalists that the records of about 40,000 pilgrims are still available only in paper form and have not been transferred to the central digital registry. 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