ISLAMABAD – After the Hajj Agreement 2020, Pakistani Pilgrims get a goodnews from Saudi Arabia government.
As many as 200,000 Pakistanis will perform the sacred religious ceremony ofHajj next year following the agreement signed between Pakistan and SaudiArabia, said Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony NoorulHaq Qadri.
The Hajj Agreement 2020 to this effect was inked between Pakistan and SaudiArabia at the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah here on Wednesday.
Minister of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Pir Noorul Haq Qadriand his Saudi counterpart signed the agreement in Saudi Arabia on behalf oftheir respective countries. The Pakistani delegation was led by Noor-ul-HaqQadri.
Matters pertaining to the provision of facilities to Pakistani pilgrimsnext year were also discussed during the meeting between two sides.
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Meanwhile, the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony hasdecided to return over Rs 800 million from hajj dues to 53,000 pilgrims ofGovernment Hajj Scheme.
The amount was being returned on failure to provide train facility andproviding residences at Markazia area.
The pilgrims provided residence at Markazia area would be returned from Rs12,000 to Rs 26,000 each and Rs 12,000 each would be paid to pilgrims, whofailed to get train facility. The ministry has already returned Rs 5billion to pilgrims.
