36 Pakistanis martyred, 85 still missing after Mina tragedy

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Religious Affairs has confirmed that 36 Pakistanis embraced martyrdom in the Mina stampede in Saudi Arabia.

The Ministry released the names of the martyred on its website and also said, 217 of the missing Pakistanis have made contact.

Talking to media Federal Minister for Religious Affairs, Sardar Yousuf said 217 of the missing Pakistanis have made contact while 85 are still missing.

“Efforts are afoot to find the Pakistani pilgrims who are still missing,” he added.

He said under the Hajj policy, the Pakistani pilgrims martyred in Mina stampede will be laid to rest in Saudi Arabia.

Sardar Yousuf further said that 12 out of 34 of the Pakistanis who sustained injuries in the incident have been discharged from hospitals after treatment while the rest are still receiving medical aid.

At least 769 Hajj pilgrims from various countries were martyred as a result of a stampede on Thursday in Mina where they had gathered to stone the devil as a ritual for this year’s Hajj.

More than 900 pilgrims were injured while scores others went missing in the incident.

Names of Shuhada from website of Ministry of Religious Affairs:

1. Hafsa Shoaib w/o Muhammad Shoaib Shahid
2. Zareen Nasim w/o Syed Nasim ul Haq
3. Seyda Narjis Shahnaz w/o Syed Ahmed Mehmood Shah
4. Zainab w/o Eid Muhammad
5. Mahmood Arshad s/o Atta Muhammad
6. Rasheedan Bibi w/o Muhammad Yaqoob
7. Zahid Gul s/o Aslam Muhammad
8. Dr Ameer Ali Lashari (According to Al Noor Hospital)
9. Makhdumzada Syed Asad Murtaza Gilani s/o Makhdum Syed Wajahat Hussain Gilani
10. Abdul Rehman s/o Ismail
11. Shehnaz Qamar w/o Abdul Rehman
12. Islam Ahmed (According to the list of Al-Noor Hospital)
13. Bushra Bibi (According to the list of Al-Noor Hospital)
14. Mohammad Hasrat s/o Ali Asghar
15. Azeem Khan s/o Qadir Khan
16. Mohammad Idrees s/o Mohammad Din
17. Amir Mohammad Malook (According to the list of Al-Noor Hospital)
18. Gul Shahnaz w/o Ghulam Rabbani
19. Najma w/o Mukhtar Ahmed Khan
20. Noor Muhammad s/o Mir Ayub Khan
21. Muhammad Aslam s/o Muhammad Ishaq
22. Madina Bibi w/o Muhammad Aslam
23. Touseef Iftikhar s/o Iftikhar Ahmed
24. Muhammad Ismail Khan s/o Hidayat Ali Khan
25. Bibi Zara w/o Muhammad Nasreen
26. Abdul Ahad s/o Badshah Mir
27. Haji Abbas Khan s/o Total Khan
28. Talmeez Ahmed
29. Siraj Ahmed Siraj s/o Muhammad Jamal
30. Mian Muhammad Riaz (Lahore, ANN Tours)
31. Arif (Lahore, ANN Tours)
32. Aziz Mai w/o Noor
33. Bibi Shakira (Dr. Ashfaq Pak Hajj Mission)
34. Asif Khan (Dr. Ashfaq Pak Hajj Mission)
35. Muhammad Ibrahim Khan s/o Muhammad Gul
36. Muhammad Hassan Khan s/o Muhammad Amin Khan