Irregularities in haj affairs – FO to coordinate Haj arrangements in future

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has taken serious notice of below par arrangements made by the Directorate of Haj for Pakistani pilgrims in Saudi Arabia and ordered an immediate inquiry into the matter.
“The prime minister has also recalled the haj director general to Pakistan,” an official statement issued on Saturday said. Gilani said the shifting of responsibility and blame game was unacceptable and ordered that the Foreign Ministry should coordinate all arrangements for Haj in future.
Meanwhile, Minister for Religious Affairs Hamid Saeed Kazmi said President Zardari had also taken notice of the corruption, adding that Haj Joint Secretary Raja Aftabul Islam refused to listen to the pilgrims’ complaints despite being present in Saudi Arabia.