Comments on: Saudi Government to Give Free SIMs to Pakistani Hajj and Umrah Pilgrims http://propakistani.pk/2012/07/10/saudi-government-to-give-free-sims-to-pakistani-hajj-and-umrah-pilgrims/ Pakistan's Telecom & IT News Tue, 14 May 2013 18:20:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: f hashmi http://propakistani.pk/2012/07/10/saudi-government-to-give-free-sims-to-pakistani-hajj-and-umrah-pilgrims/comment-page-1/#comment-2439597 f hashmi Sat, 02 Feb 2013 19:06:00 +0000 http://propakistani.pk/?p=33526#comment-2439597 I am going with my family for umrah with a group leader how can i get sim at airport andhow many sims can we get if please anybody can tell me

]]> By: ahmadijaz http://propakistani.pk/2012/07/10/saudi-government-to-give-free-sims-to-pakistani-hajj-and-umrah-pilgrims/comment-page-1/#comment-2431734 ahmadijaz Fri, 12 Oct 2012 13:42:00 +0000 http://propakistani.pk/?p=33526#comment-2431734 its wrong they gave UFONE MOBILE not gave sims and ufone mobile shape is nice…. as my mom and dad goes so thry got these today….

]]> By: mawish http://propakistani.pk/2012/07/10/saudi-government-to-give-free-sims-to-pakistani-hajj-and-umrah-pilgrims/comment-page-1/#comment-2264769 mawish Sat, 14 Jul 2012 09:19:26 +0000 http://propakistani.pk/?p=33526#comment-2264769 ohhhh, nice job

]]> By: Anonymous http://propakistani.pk/2012/07/10/saudi-government-to-give-free-sims-to-pakistani-hajj-and-umrah-pilgrims/comment-page-1/#comment-2262669 Anonymous Thu, 12 Jul 2012 08:13:12 +0000 http://propakistani.pk/?p=33526#comment-2262669 @ kashif bashir

In normal days , it takes less than 10 minutes to travel from haram to any hotel near it, while in haj days , it takes more than half hour to travel the same distance.

So the increased in transportation charges is only due to TIME CONSUMED…

]]> By: Zulqarnain http://propakistani.pk/2012/07/10/saudi-government-to-give-free-sims-to-pakistani-hajj-and-umrah-pilgrims/comment-page-1/#comment-2261445 Zulqarnain Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:21:09 +0000 http://propakistani.pk/?p=33526#comment-2261445 with 10sr riyals :D

]]> By: Bilal http://propakistani.pk/2012/07/10/saudi-government-to-give-free-sims-to-pakistani-hajj-and-umrah-pilgrims/comment-page-1/#comment-2260995 Bilal Wed, 11 Jul 2012 08:54:08 +0000 http://propakistani.pk/?p=33526#comment-2260995 source ??

]]> By: Bilal http://propakistani.pk/2012/07/10/saudi-government-to-give-free-sims-to-pakistani-hajj-and-umrah-pilgrims/comment-page-1/#comment-2260963 Bilal Wed, 11 Jul 2012 08:37:20 +0000 http://propakistani.pk/?p=33526#comment-2260963 True,

do u remember the date of the article ?

]]> By: The AJ http://propakistani.pk/2012/07/10/saudi-government-to-give-free-sims-to-pakistani-hajj-and-umrah-pilgrims/comment-page-1/#comment-2260723 The AJ Wed, 11 Jul 2012 06:14:48 +0000 http://propakistani.pk/?p=33526#comment-2260723 Actually, I was in Saudi Arab about two weeks ago for Umrah, and upon my arrival at Jeddah airport, I was handed over a free sim called “sawa’. It was of Saudi Telecom and I was glad to know that it already had 5 riyals worth of balance. But, anyone going for Hajj or Umrah should keep in mind the fact that call and sms charges in Saudia are way to high, and you can end up paying Rs. 30 for a two minute call to a local network.

]]> By: Meraj Khattak http://propakistani.pk/2012/07/10/saudi-government-to-give-free-sims-to-pakistani-hajj-and-umrah-pilgrims/comment-page-1/#comment-2260665 Meraj Khattak Wed, 11 Jul 2012 05:32:46 +0000 http://propakistani.pk/?p=33526#comment-2260665 A SIM used to cost about 70-80 Saudi Riyals for Hajis. Now once the free SIMs are provided, it will be up to the person on how much to use and add balance to it. So I believe it is a good step.

Regarding fares during Hajj: The 4-5 times fare are only during the peak 3-4 days of Hajj. After that things get to normal. Also, if you use the buses provided by Saudi govt (from Mina to Haram) , they will continue to charge the nominal charges both at peak and without peak time.

I didn’t see the food price increasing during the peak season.

]]> By: Urdu http://propakistani.pk/2012/07/10/saudi-government-to-give-free-sims-to-pakistani-hajj-and-umrah-pilgrims/comment-page-1/#comment-2259786 Urdu Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:07:50 +0000 http://propakistani.pk/?p=33526#comment-2259786 Good news indeed, I heard that normally a SIM used to cost Pak Rupees 3,000/= approximately, can anyone confirm ?

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