ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) – The Ministry of Religious Affairs has confirmed that the number of Pakistani Haj pilgrims martyred in the stampede at Mina has reached 57.
It released names of martyrs on its website.
It also released the names and details of the 57 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 57 Pakistani martyrs includes 26 pilgrims whose deaths have been officially verified by Saudi authorities, and 31 martyrs whose death were reported by relatives and eyewitnesses.
Around 102 Pakistani nationals are still believed to be missing since the disaster.
Earlier, the Saudi Health Ministry said 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.
Saudi authorities have yet to provide a breakdown of the nationalities of the martyred pilgrims, but several countries have announced the deaths of their citizens.
Here is the toll given by foreign officials and media so far:
– Iran: 464 dead
– Egypt: 124 dead, 72 missing
– Nigeria: 64 dead, 244 missing
– Mali: 60 dead
– Indonesia: 59 dead, 74 missing
– India: 51 dead, 63 missing
– Niger: 22 dead
– Cameroon: 20 dead
– Ivory Coast: 14 dead, 77 missing
– Chad: 11 dead
– Algeria: 11 dead
– Senegal: 10 dead
– Morocco: 10 dead, 29 missing
– Somalia: 8 dead (media reports)
– Ghana: 5 dead, 21 missing
– Libya: 4 dead, 16 missing
– Tanzania: 4 dead
– Kenya: 3 dead
– Tunisia: 2 dead
– Burkina Faso: 1 dead
– Burundi: 1 dead
– Netherlands: 1 dead
– Benin: unspecified number of deaths
