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Govt-Registered Groups to Facilitate Zaireen's Travel
PAKISTAN, JUL 14 – A trilateral working group will enforce new rules requiring Pakistani pilgrims to travel only with registered groups to curb illegal stays in Iraq, affecting millions annually.
- On July 15, 2025, the top internal security officials from Pakistan, Iran, and Iraq gathered in Tehran for a trilateral meeting to coordinate arrangements for pilgrimage travel.
- The conference followed Pakistan’s decision to abolish the traditional Salar System and require pilgrims to travel only under registered group organisers starting January 1, 2026.
- The ministers concurred on creating a collaborative working group aimed at enhancing travel coordination, strengthening security measures, and curbing illegal migration disguised as religious pilgrimage.
- Naqvi described the talks as productive and confirmed that Iraq and Iran are fully supportive of Pakistan’s newly implemented group-based travel system.
- This new framework aims to ensure pilgrims’ safe return, curb illegal overstays, and enhance cross-border cooperation during significant events like Arbaeen.
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Govt-registered groups to facilitate Zaireen's travel
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has said that starting January 1, 2026, Zaireen will only be allowed to travel to Iraq under officially registered group organisers. Pakistan, Iran and Iraq have agreed to establish a joint working group to streamline travel arrangements for pilgrims, following a trilateral conference of the countries' interior ministers held in Tehran on Monday. Naqvi, speaking at the meeting, thanked his Iranian counterpart Eskan…
Iran, Iraq, Pakistan unite for Arbaeen amid regional solidarity against Israeli aggression
TEHRAN – The interior ministers of Iran, Iraq, and Pakistan convened in Tehran on Monday for a trilateral summit focused on coordinating security and logistical measures for the upcoming Arbaeen pilgrimage.
Pakistan to restrict Iraq pilgrimages to organized groups from 2026,
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Shiite pilgrims will not be able to individually travel to Iraq from next year to visit holy sites, the country’s interior minister announced on Monday, following his meeting with counterparts from Iran and Iraq. Naqvi said this after attending a tri-nation conference, requested by Islamabad, in Tehran to discuss issues relating to thousands of Pakistani
Pakistani pilgrims will no longer individually travel to Iraq from next year
Important decisions taken in trilateral conference.Pakistani pilgrims to travel under registered groups.Exemption to be given via special visas from Iraqi embassy.In a significant diplomatic development, the interior ministers of...
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