*ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has sought clarification from theMinistry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony about the reportpublished in different news sections claiming that 200 government officialswill be performing Hajj this year on public exchequer. *
A list of 200 officials/officers from the Ministry of Religious Affairs andInterfaith Harmony has been finalised by the Government of Pakistan for theupcoming Hajj, it emerged.
The list includes names of brother and friend of Federal Minister MuftiAbdul Shakoor Shah, sources added. The minister himself will also beperforming Hajj this year.
The list includes 35 members from federal minister’s office including fivedrivers, four gunmen, one cook and 11 personal secretaries and assistants.
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The Shehbaz government announced the Hajj-2022package, putting the expensesduring the holy journey to more than Rs850,000.
