Times of Islamabad

Federal government makes a big refund to Hajj Pilgrims

Federal government makes a big refund to Hajj Pilgrims

ISLAMABAD – Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony SahibzadaNoor-ul-Haq Qadri Tuesday said the government had decided to refund Rs25,000 to Rs 58,000 to each pilgrim on account of hiring cheap residentialbuildings and saving transport and other expenditures in Saudi Arabia.

Briefing media about decisions of Federal Cabinet at press press conferencewith Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information andBroadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan, he said the cabinet had decided todistribute the additional Hajj quota of 4,316 granted by Saudi Arabia amongthe Government Scheme pilgrims through a transparent balloting.