The federal authorities on Monday formally unveiled Hajj 2025 coverage with particulars of the pilgrimage price, software submission dates, and the quota of Pakistani pilgrims below authorities and personal schemes.
The announcement of the Hajj coverage for the subsequent 12 months’s pilgrimage was made by Federal Minister for Non secular Affairs Chaudhry Salik Hussain in a press convention in Islamabad right now following its approval from the federal cupboard final week.
He mentioned that the Hajj quota might be break up evenly between authorities and personal schemes, which is 79,600 every.
He introduced that the functions for the federal government Hajj scheme can be accepted from November 18 to December 3, whereas, balloting can be organised on December 6.
Salik mentioned 179,210 Pakistanis will carry out the Hajj, whereas residents below 12 years previous is not going to be allowed to journey for the pilgrimage.
Detailing the anticipated expenditures of a pilgrim to go to the holiest websites in Saudi Arabia, the minister introduced that it will range between Rs1,075,000 and Rs1,175,000.
A pilgrim should submit Rs200,000 together with the Hajj software and deposit Rs400,000 after being chosen through balloting, whereas, remaining funds might be paid by February 10, 2025.
In case of cancellation, the refund of the primary installment might be made after a deduction of Rs50,000, whereas, Rs200,000 might be deducted in case of failure to pay the third installment and no refunds might be made after February 10, 2025.
Below the coverage, the compensation for the heirs of the deceased has been elevated from Rs1 million to Rs2 million, the minister mentioned.
Below the chair of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the federal cupboard members had greenlighted the Hajj Coverage 2025 final week.
As per the coverage, 1,000 seats can be allotted for hardship instances and 300 for labourers and low-income workers registered below the Staff Previous-Age Profit Establishment (EOBI) or Employees Welfare Fund, it added.
Highway to Makkah facility can be obtainable at Islamabad and Karachi worldwide airports.
The Hajj group organisers would signal a service supplier settlement with the Ministry of Non secular Affairs, which might be strictly monitored.
It was advised {that a} new portfolio of Nazim (administrator) had been launched to facilitate the pilgrims. One Nazim might be appointed for every group of 100 pilgrims, who can be chosen from among the many welfare workers.
The cupboard members had been advised {that a} particular Hajj Administration App has been developed to facilitate the pilgrims and preparations have been made for his or her coaching.
The federal cupboard referred to as for choice for the supposed pilgrims who couldn’t succeed throughout final 12 months’s balloting. The assembly additionally confused the necessity for taking all-out measures for the facilitation of the pilgrims.