18/11/2024
Banks across Pakistan on Monday commenced receiving applications for Hajj 2025 by those intending to embark on the annual pilgrimage next year.
With a total of 15 designated banks receiving Hajj applications, a Ministry of Religious Affairs spokesperson has said that people will need to deposit an instalment of Rs200,000 with their applications.
People will need to deposit an instalment of Rs200,000 with their applications, says official
Pilgrims gather around the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Makkah as they arrive for the annual Hajj pilgrimage on June 24, 2023. — AFP
Banks across Pakistan on Monday commenced receiving applications for Hajj 2025 by those intending to embark on the annual pilgrimage next year.
With a total of 15 designated banks receiving Hajj applications, a Ministry of Religious Affairs spokesperson has said that people will need to deposit an instalment of Rs200,000 with their applications.
The quota for the government Hajj scheme is 89,605 with 5,000 seats allocated for overseas Pakistanis under the sponsorship scheme.
The government Hajj package includes airfare, meals, training, accommodation and vaccination.
Individuals with severe and complex medical conditions and children under the age of twelve will not be allowed to travel for Hajj, said the spokesperson.
Last week, Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Chaudhry Salik Hussain, while announcing the Hajj policy, said that a total of 179,210 Pakistanis will perform the annual pilgrimage next year.
A total of 1,000 seats would be allocated for hardship cases and 300 for labourers and low-income employees registered under the Employees Old-Age Benefit Institution (EOBI) or Workers Welfare Fund.
Detailing the expected expenditures of a pilgrim to visit the holiest sites in Saudi Arabia, the minister announced that it would vary between Rs1,075,000 and Rs1,175,000.