*Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Mufti AbdulShakoor on Monday said that he will share “good news” for Hajj hopefulswithin two to three days, hinting that the news could be about the expectedcosts of the pilgrimage.*
Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony had Sunday hadheld ballotingto select successful candidateslinkfromamongst the 63,604 people who had applied.
The ministry ended up selecting 31,253 pilgrims for performing the hajjthis year on the Government Hajj Scheme. Regarding the hajj expenses, whichthe government has yet to share with the hopefuls, the minister said hewould share ‘good news’ within two to three days.
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“From day one, I have aimed to provide relief to the people and reduce thecost of the hajj which had ballooned because of the incompetence of theformer PTI government,” he tweeted.
