Mina stampede: Pakistani pilgrims death toll rises to 11

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Mina stampede: Pakistani pilgrims death toll rises to 11

Published: Sat 26 Sep 2015, 5:07 PM

Last updated: Sun 27 Sep 2015, 2:09 AM

At least 11 Pakistani pilgrims were confirmed dead while 17 were reported injured after the stampede in Mina that has claimed the lives of more than 700 outside the holy city of Makkah on Thursday.
According to a report published on Radio Pakistan's website, the deceased persons include Hafsa Shoaib, Zarin Naseem, Syeda Narjis Shahnaz, Bibi Zainab, Mahmood Arshad, Rasheedan Bibi, Zahid Gul, Dr. Ameer Ali Lashari and Makhdoomzada Syed Asad Murtaza Gillani.
Radio Pakistan hadn't uploaded an updated list at the time of filing this report.
The report added that out of the seventeen injured Pakistani pilgrims, ten have been discharged from hospitals and others are receiving treatment either in Mina ul Wadi Hospital or Mina Dispensary No. 5.
Pakistanis wishing to inquire are advised to call emergency helpline numbers 00966-125458000 and 00966-12527753, Dawn.com reported.
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At least 717 pilgrims were killed while 863 were injured on Thursday in a stampede at Mina where some two million people are performing Haj.
It is the worst disaster to strike the annual pilgrimage in 25 years.
Also read - Haj stampede: Foreign officials release death toll breakdown
The tragedy occurred when two large groups of pilgrims arrived together at a crossroads on their way to performing the symbolic stoning of the devil, the Saudi civil defence directorate said.
Soon after the incident, Saudi King Salman had said that he had ordered a review of the kingdom's plans for the annual Haj pilgrimage.
King Salman, speaking in a live speech broadcast by Saudi-owned al-Arabiya television, said he had asked for a swift investigation into what he described as a painful incident.

By Web Report/Agencies

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