It reiterated that pilgrims require a Haj visa and it can be obtained through recognised official channels
His eyes bright, the tall 27-year-old posed for selfies and was garlanded with flowers as he was welcomed back to his home in Katlang in northwestern Pakistan.
Fakhar said he was still taking it all in after he top-scored with 114 off 106 balls to lead Pakistan to a shock victory over arch-rivals India in the final, after making his ODI debut earlier in the tournament.
"I did not feel much at that time," Fakhar told AFP, referring to Sunday's final in London.
"Then I came here, and people started coming here... They all are giving me love, so now I feel that I have done some great heroics."
Bottom-ranked Pakistan produced a breathtaking display in the climax of a tournament featuring the world's top eight one-day international nations.
They piled up 338 for four, bolstered by left-handed opener Fakhar's maiden hundred, in what was just his fourth one-day international.
His efforts set social media alight during the match, with laudatory articles and memes quickly going viral.
But, Fakhar said, it was not always so: in fact his village once refused to allow him to take part in local cricket games.
"I played one or two hard-ball matches in school and scored some runs. I then became popular in the whole region and people used to say wherever I went that, 'He is a hard-ball player, don't play with him'," he said.
His brothers even used to beat him up to stop him from playing, elder sibling Asif told AFP sheepishly. "But he never quit cricket, and has become a hero today," Asif added, joking: "He has become a lord for us".
Fakhar said he had devoted most of his time to cricket as a child, but had never dreamt of playing beyond club level.
Instead, he wanted to be a navy commando. "Joining the Pakistan Navy was the biggest turning point in my career," he said.
Recruited as a sailor, he appeared in a forces tournament where navy coach Nazim Khan spotted his talent immediately - and encouraged him to quit the armed forces to focus on cricket.
"(He) said, 'You can play cricket at a high level'," Fakhar recalled.
For five years he played in domestic tournaments, but it was his performance with the Lahore Qalandars in the popular Pakistan Super League T20 tournament that prompted national selectors to take notice.
Fakhar got his first cap when he was included in the national T20 side for Pakistan's West Indies tour in March this year.
It was a slow start - only 26 runs in two innings - but it was enough to earn a place in the Champions Trophy squad. When regular opener Ahmed Shahzad failed to deliver in Pakistan's opening game, a one-sided defeat to India, Fakhar had his chance.
He grabbed it with both hands, scoring a valuable 31 in his debut game, two half-centuries in the following two matches and the century in the final to guide Pakistan to their historic victory.
Now Pakistan's newest star has no intention of resting on his laurels and, he said proudly, plans to play for his country "for a long time".
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