A Common Man’s Hajj – Day to Day Recount of Hajj 2019 – Asrar Qureshi – Part 4

Dear Colleagues! This is Pharma Veterans Blog Post #232. Pharma Veterans shares the wealth of knowledge and wisdom of Veterans for the benefit of Pharma Community. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on WordPress , the top blog site. If you wish to share your stories, ideas and thoughts, please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here . This is a special series of Blogs which describe my time and experiences during Hajj this year. DAY 1 – 21 July 2019 Departure, Arrival, and First Umrah PIA staff had repeatedly emphasized to reach airport six hours before flight time. My flight PK759 was scheduled to depart at 9.20am on July 21. I reached airport around 3.30am and it was eerily quiet. The security staff said that the airline staff usually comes 4.5 – 5 hours before the flight time. I went to the airport mosque and waited for Fajr prayer which was still about 45 minutes a...