More than 43,000 Pakistani pilgrims will start returning home from Saudi Arabia on Sunday (July 2) after performing Hajj, the 24NewsHD TV Channel reported on Saturday.

According to the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony, the flight operation to bring the Pakistani Hajj pilgrims home would continue without any break till August 2.  

As many as 693 pilgrims will return home through the first three Hajj flights from Jeddah Airport to Karachi, Faisalabad, and Islamabad on July 2.

Hajj flight operations from Jeddah will continue till July 20.

The departure of pilgrims from Makkah to Medina will start on July 5 and 38,000 pilgrims will be sent to Medina.

The pilgrims would be welcomed by officials of the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony and the Civil Aviation of Pakistan upon arrival at different airports of the country.