Saudi women allowed to drive trains between Makkah and Madinah.
Saudi Railways has released a video of female train drivers receiving training while sitting in the driver’s seat. Now Saudi women have finally begun driving the Makkah-Madinah Haramain train.
The Saudi women can be seen performing their duties on the train in a video clip that went viral on social media.
Saudi Railways announced that 31 indigenous women have completed high-speed train driver training.
The Makkah-Madinah Haramain high-speed train is one of the world’s fastest.
Saudi woman Sara Al Shehri has said that “I and my colleagues have been the first to have the honor of running a high-speed train in the Middle East, which I am proud of.”
Noorah Hisham, another Saudi woman who completed the training, says that it is a job of great responsibility. The safety of those who come for Hajj, Umrah, and Ziarat is the responsibility of the Haramain Express driver.
Saudi female driver Shajin al-Mursi said that it is a matter of great pride to be part of the first group to receive train driving training. I will serve the country by driving an express train, she added.
Saudia plans to incraese Hajj quota for Pakistan
As Covid-related limitations in the kingdom have been removed, Saudi Arabia plans to increase Pakistan’s Hajj quota to pre-pandemic levels of over 180,000.
When the pandemic began in 2020, only 1,000 local citizens were permitted to perform Hajj, compared to a pre-pandemic fighter population of 2.5 million. The pilgrimage was limited to 60,000 domestic participants last year by the kingdom.
The Kingdom, on the other hand, permitted 1 million people from within and outside the country to do Hajj. There were 83,132 pilgrims from Pakistan among them.
According to an official, Saudi Arabia expressed its intention to increase the Hajj quota in a direct discussion with Pakistani officials.
He stated that the kingdom intended to reinstate the old Hajj quota for the entire world, including Pakistan. If the ruling is carried out, nearly 179,000 Pakistani pilgrims will participate in the pilgrimage next year.
