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Umrah Pilgrim Vaccination Drive in Karachi Hit by System Outages, Overcharging

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At a glance

  • Umrah pilgrims from Karachi need a NADRA-integrated vaccination certificate.
  • The deadline for the mandatory card is September 25, 2026, after an initial extension.
  • Travellers report system outages, long queues, and significant overcharging at vaccination centres.

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The Border Health Services has made a NADRA-integrated vaccination card mandatory for Umrah pilgrims and other international travellers from Karachi. The deadline for implementation was extended to September 25, 2026, to ease difficulties faced by travellers. The required vaccinations include polio, meningitis, yellow fever, and influenza, with an official fee of Rs 4,505 plus a Rs 150 NADRA service charge.

Latest development

Travellers seeking the mandatory vaccination certificate for Umrah are facing significant difficulties in Karachi, with reports of NADRA's system being down due to high traffic. Vaccination centres are experiencing heavy rushes, and some are reportedly overcharging by as much as 50-70%.

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The mandatory vaccination process for Umrah pilgrims in Karachi has been beset by difficulties, with travellers reporting that NADRA's digital system has been down due to high traffic. The vaccination centre at Jinnah International Airport has seen heavy rushes of people trying to get the required certificate. In addition to the long queues and system outages, reports indicate that some centres are overcharging pilgrims by as much as 50-70% above the official fee. The requirement is currently only for travellers departing from Karachi to Saudi Arabia.

The Border Health Services has extended the deadline for the mandatory NADRA-integrated vaccination card for Umrah pilgrims and other international travellers from Karachi. The requirement, which was due to take effect on September 14, will now be implemented from September 25, 2026.

The extension was announced following long queues and difficulties faced by travellers in obtaining the certificates ahead of the original deadline. A formal notification is expected to be issued shortly.

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