ISLAMABAD – Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith HarmonyNoorul Haq Qadri on Saturday said that consultations were underway tointroduce new five-year Hajj policy.
Addressing a Hajj consultative workshop organised by the Directorate ofHajj Multan here, he announced that the new Hajj policy and Hajj operation2019 would be better than the previous years.
The minister said that efforts were being made to increase Pakistan Hajjquota from the next year, as a large number of Hajj applications could notbe entertained every year. He said that the Saudi Arabia government’sformula for Hajj quota for the Muslim countries was one person per thousandpeople.
He said the Saudi Arabia authorities would be contacted to increasePakistan’s Hajj quota.
He stressed for training of Hajj pilgrims as it was necessary forperforming all rituals of Hajj in a better way. He directed the Ministry ofReligious Affairs to make short movies about Hajj and release it on thesocial media to inform the people.
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He said that the ministry would also hold a session with Ulema andcustodians of mosques and madrassas to create awareness among thoseintending to go for Hajj.
The minister said that all complaints about Hajj arrangements includingprovision of buildings and availability of facilities would be addressed.He urged the private tour operators to focus on fitness of Hajj pilgrims.
