Pakistan, July 14 -- ISLAMABAD - Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has announced that starting January 2026, Pakistani pilgrims will no longer be allowed to travel to Iraq individually. Instead, they must travel as part of an officially registered organizer group.

Speaking at a trilateral conference in Tehran, the minister emphasized that organizer groups will be held responsible for the safe return of all pilgrims they take to Iraq. The move aims to control issues related to illegal stays and unregistered work by pilgrims in Iraq.

He added that only those individuals who receive a special visa directly from the Iraqi embassy will be allowed to travel alone. However, the majority of Pakistani pilgrims will need to register and travel throu...