The first batch of Haj pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir today left for Saudi Arabia to perform the Haj pilgrimage. According to an official release, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and Haj and Auqaf Minister Farooq Andrabi were at the Airport to see off the first batch of pilgrims on a direct flight from Srinagar to the holy city of Madina.
The batch comprised 420 pilgrims. Second flight carrying an equal number of pilgrims is scheduled to take off later in the day. More than 8100 pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir have been selected this year to perform Haj.