ISLAMABAD – Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Media andBroadcasting in a media briefing on Tuesday in Islamabad announced theapproval of Hajj policy 2020.
Sitting alongside Noorul Haq Qadri, SAPM Awan said that the cabinetcommittee meeting chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan earlier in the dayhad given formal approval for the initiative.
Minister for religious affairs, Noorul Haq Qadri on the occasion said thatthe government of Saudi Arabia has allotted 189210 Hajj applicants in theannual quota for the holy pilgrimage.
60 percent of the Hajj hopefuls will be sent via the government Hajj quotascheme and the remaining 40 percent will resort to private measures toundertake the journey, said Qadri.
“The prime minister of Pakistan has raised concerns over the price hikesmade by the government of Saudi Arabia on boarding and lodging expenseswhich pilgrims would need to bear this time,” said the minister.
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“The entire expenditure for Hajj this time around will be 490 thousandPakistani rupees.”
Noorul Haq Qadri also announced that those aged above 70 and willing totravel for Hajj will automatically be entered in the government draw forHajj quota scheme.
