Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Nov 22: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah will visit Saudi Arabia next week for the Umrah pilgrimage.
“Alhumdullilah political clearance has come. I will be travelling to Saudi Arabia on Monday to perform Umrah and to offer prayers at Al Masjid an Nabawi (SAW) (The Prophet’s (PBUH) Mosque) in Medina,” the Chief Minister wrote on X.
The Umrah is an Islamic pilgrimage to Mekka, the holiest city for Muslims.