Tuesday, 15 October 2024
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No Extensions for Hajj Petitions as of the Ministry’s Date

Speaking to APP, spokesperson Muhammad Umar Butt urged the prospective pilgrims to file their Hajj applications and fees on time.

In total, 44,621 applications for Hajj have been received through specified banks, with the number of applications broken down by the bank. The Sponsorship Hajj Scheme received 4,308 applications, while the Government Hajj Scheme received 40,313 applications.

Government Hajj Scheme

He continued by saying that the ministry got 4,468 applications for the Hajj on Saturday, of which 3,960 were submitted under the Government Hajj Scheme and 508 under the Sponsorship Hajj Scheme.

The ministry got 2,679 applications for the Hajj on Sunday, of which 2,371 were made under the Government Hajj Scheme and 308 under the Sponsorship Hajj Scheme.

  • Muhammad Umar Butt urged prospective pilgrims to file their Hajj applications.
  • Government Hajj Scheme would be reduced from Rs. 1,175,000 to Rs. 1,130,000 for the northern region.
  • Government Hajj Scheme would be reduced from Rs. 1,16,000 to Rs. 1,120,000 for the southern area

Butt observed that Meezan Bank (9,142 applications total), including 940 under the Sponsorship Hajj Scheme, had received the most Hajj applications.

Foreign Pakistanis could provide a medical fitness certificate before their Hajj flight or provide a health certificate issued abroad.

Applicants who had not yet received the coronavirus immunization, he said, could do so. According to additional official government sources, the Government Hajj Scheme was expected to reduce the expense of the Hajj by $45,000.

If the Pakistani rupee didn’t fall any further, the government would give the advantage to pilgrims, they added. According to them, the ministry was attempting to lower the cost of the Hajj bundle while talks with the Saudi government were ongoing.

According to them, the Government Hajj Scheme would be reduced from Rs. 1,175,000 to Rs. 1,130,000 for the northern region and from Rs. 1,16,000 to Rs. 1,120,000 for the southern area.

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