LAHORE – The process for submitting applications for holy pilgrimage under Government Hajj Scheme at 14 designated banks will start from tomorrow (Monday) and closes on the 6th of next month, according to the Radio Pakistan.
According to Hajj policy released by the Ministry of Religious Affairs, 1,84,210 Pakistani pilgrims will perform Hajj this year.
https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/saudi-arabia-increases-pakistans-haj-quota-to-200k/
The selection of hujjaj under Government Scheme will be made through computerized balloting on 8th of the next month.
Earlier, the Saudi government had increased the Hajj quota for Pakistan to 200,000 following the after the visit of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman crucial to the country.
https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/headline/federal-cabinet-approves-hajj-policy-2019-decides-against-subsidy/
Prime Minister Imran Khan and the Ministry of Religious Affairs had requested Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman to raise the quota from current 184,210 to 200,000 while he was on a two-day official visit to Islamabad earlier this week.
