ISLAMABAD – The number of Pakistani pilgrims martyred in the stampede at Mina near the holy city of Makkah has risen to 60, the Ministry of Religious Affairs confirmed on Sunday.
In a list published on its website, the ministry released the names and details of the 60 Pakistanis confirmed by Saudi authorities, officials and family members to have been martyred and at least 49 Pakistanis injured in the stampede – the worst disaster to strike the annual Hajj pilgrimage in 25 years.
The list of 60 Pakistani martyrs includes 26 pilgrims whose deaths have been officially verified by Saudi authorities, and 34 martyrs whose death were reported by relatives and eyewitnesses.
Around 90 Pakistani nationals are still believed to be missing since the disaster.
The Saudi Health Ministry said on Wednesday that the death toll for the incident in Mina on Sept 24 remained at 769 people, with another 934 injured in the incident, rejecting some reports of the death toll being higher.
According to a report by a foreign news agency, hundreds of nationals of Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Indonesia, India and Egypt were also missing after the stampede.
