Hyderabad: First batch of Haj pilgrims leave from city
Hyderabad: The first batch of intending Haj pilgrims were given a warm farewell at Haj House in Nampally on early Tuesday morning with Telangana State Haj Committee Chairman, Syed Ghulam Afzal Biyabani Khusro Pasha flagging off the first bus amidst a gathering of dignitaries, including Syed Azamthullah Hussaini, chairman TG Waqf Board, Mohammed Obaidullah Kotwal chairman TG Minority Finance Corporation, and renowned scholar Maulana Mufti Khaleel Ahmed and others.
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