ISLAMABAD: The number of Pakistani pilgrims 'martyred' during the stampede at Mina, Saudi Arabia, rose to 40 and 35 others injured in the incident, said Pakistani envoy on Monday.

Talking to PTV News, Pakistani ambassador Manzoor-ul-Haq said the death toll of Pakistani pilgrims in Mina stampede rose to 40 and the pilgrims who lost their lives have been identified.

Now only 68 Pakistanis are missing, he said adding that “all out efforts were being made to find them”.

He went on to say that all the Pakistani pilgrims would be found.

At least 717 pilgrims were killed on Thursday in a stampede at Mina, outside Makkah where more than two million people were performing Haj.

Focal person in PM Office on Mina incident

Dr. Tariq Fazal Chaudhary has been made focal person in PM Office on Mina incident. He can be contacted on 0300-8504949.

Information about deceased or injured Pakistani pilgrims can also be taken from the toll free number in Saudi Arabia, 0800-11 666 22, landline number in Pakistan for callers from Saudi Arabia 92-42-35880054.

The callers can also contact on 966-12-5277537 to get information direct from Mina, a news channel reported.

Also read: Death toll of Pakistanis in Makkah crane crash rises to 11, says FO

Rouhani slams Saudi 'incompetence' over haj stampede

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani accused Saudi Arabia of incompetence over the deadly haj stampede and demanded an investigation of the disaster, in his address to the UN General Assembly.

The largest number of casualties identified thus far is from Iran. Tehran already has accused Riyadh of mismanaging the annual pilgrimage and has vowed to take legal action against it, but Rouhani's comments appeared to be among the strongest criticism to date.

Iran's Mission to the United Nations said Rouhani was cancelling events on Tuesday and would return to Tehran after addressing the U.N. gathering because of “the tragic events” at the haj.

Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia's health minister blamed undisciplined pilgrims for the deadly stampede during the Haj, saying the tragedy would not have occurred if they “had followed instructions”.

Health Minister Khaled al-Falih was quoted by El-Ekhbariya television as saying “many pilgrims move without respecting the timetables” established by authorities, which was the “principal reason for this type of accident.“

“If the pilgrims had followed instructions, this type of accident could have been avoided."

Earlier this month, a massive construction crane crashed into Makkah's Grand Mosque in stormy weather, killing at least 107 people and injuring 238, Saudi authorities said, less than a fortnight before the Haj pilgrimage.

Deadly Haj-related incidents during the past three decades

• 1990: The worst Haj-related tragedy claims the lives of 1,426 pilgrims in a stampede in an overcrowded pedestrian tunnel leading to holy sites in Makkah.

• 1994: Some 270 pilgrims are killed in a stampede during the stoning ritual at Mina.

• 1997: At least 340 pilgrims are killed in a fire at the tent city of Mina as the blaze was aided by high winds. More than 1,500 were injured.

• 1998: About 180 pilgrims are trampled to death in panic after several of them fell off an overpass during the final stoning ritual at Mina.

• 2001: A stampede at Mina during the final day of the pilgrimage ceremonies kills 35 Haj pilgrims.

• 2004: A crush of pilgrims at Mina kills 244 pilgrims and injures hundreds on the final day of the Haj ceremonies.

• 2006: More than 360 pilgrims are killed in a stampede at the desert plain of Mina, near Makkah, where pilgrims carry out a symbolic stoning of the devil by throwing pebbles against three stone walls. The day before the Haj began, an eight-story building being used as a hostel near the Grand Mosque in Makkah collapsed, killing at least 73 people.

• 2015: At least 111 people killed and nearly 400 wounded during a crane accident at Makkah's Grand Mosque Islam's holiest site.