{"id":88907,"date":"2022-09-25T10:05:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-25T05:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=88907"},"modified":"2022-09-23T15:57:56","modified_gmt":"2022-09-23T10:57:56","slug":"pakistan-iraq-deal-ferry-service-pilgrims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pakistan-iraq-deal-ferry-service-pilgrims.html","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan, Iraq sign deal to start ferry service for pilgrims"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: Pakistan and Iraq on Wednesday (September 22) signed an agreement to start ferry services from Karachi to Basra for pilgrims, news sources reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pak-iraq-to-sign-agreements-on-tax-tariff-exemptions.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"85638\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pak, Iraq to sign agreements on tax, tariff exemptions, other sectors<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The boat service will run from Karachi to Basra, allowing pilgrims to visit Karbala, Najaf, and Baghdad. The agreement was struck after a meeting between Iraqi Ambassador Hamid Abbas Lafta and Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah. The minister stated that the government is grateful to the Iraqi government for letting<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/senate-slams-delay-in-chabahar-gwadar-ferry-service-approvals.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"39713\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Pakistani pilgrims visit sacred sites, <\/a>adding that this agreement is another step toward improving brotherly relations. He stated that the administration will complete the necessary preparations by the end of the year to allow pilgrims to visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/iran-complete-gas-pipeline-projects-pakistan.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"88556\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Iran ready to complete gas pipeline projects in Pakistan<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is important to mention that Iraq is the second holiest site for Muslims around the world as they visit the shrines of important religious figures. The government has reached an agreement with the Iraqi government to allow 60,000 pilgrims from Pakistan during the \u2018Chehlum\u2019 processions.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: Pakistan and Iraq on Wednesday (September 22) signed an agreement to start ferry services from Karachi to Basra for pilgrims, news sources reported.\u00a0 Read: Pak, Iraq to sign agreements on tax, tariff exemptions, other sectors The boat service will run from Karachi to Basra, allowing pilgrims to visit Karbala, Najaf, and Baghdad. The agreement was struck after a meeting between Iraqi Ambassador Hamid Abbas Lafta and Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah. The minister stated that the government is grateful to the Iraqi government for letting Pakistani pilgrims visit sacred sites, adding that this agreement is another step toward improving brotherly relations. He stated that the administration will complete the necessary preparations by the end of the year to allow pilgrims to visit. Read: Iran ready to complete gas pipeline projects in Pakistan It is important to mention that Iraq is the second holiest site for Muslims around the world as they visit the shrines of important religious figures. The government has reached an agreement with the Iraqi government to allow 60,000 pilgrims from Pakistan during the \u2018Chehlum\u2019 processions.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":85644,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15017],"tags":[54208,54207],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-88907","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-notices-announcements","8":"tag-iraq-pakistan-agreeemnt","9":"tag-iraq-sign-deal-to-start-ferry-service-for-pilgrims","10":"cat-15017-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Pakistan, Iraq sign deal to start ferry service for pilgrims - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Islamabad: Pakistan and Iraq on Wednesday (September 22) signed an agreement to start ferry services from Karachi to Basra for pilgrims, news sources\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pakistan-iraq-deal-ferry-service-pilgrims.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pakistan, Iraq sign deal to start ferry service for pilgrims - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Islamabad: Pakistan and Iraq on Wednesday (September 22) signed an agreement to start ferry services from Karachi to Basra for pilgrims, news sources\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pakistan-iraq-deal-ferry-service-pilgrims.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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