ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Wednesday approved the Hajj Policy for 2018.
As per the policy, the official hajj scheme quota will be 120,000.
In a press conference, Minister for Religious Affairs Sardar Muhammad Yousaf said that the Hajj applications will be accepted from January 15 to 25, 2018.
He said that a draw for the official scheme will be held on January 26, 2018.
The minister said that the policy of the last year will continue, and Pakistan’s Hajj quota will be 179,000.
He said that the Hajj policy was revised due to the verdict of the Supreme Court
“[Now], the public’s trust over the official Hajj scheme has been restored,” he claimed.
The minister said that if there are any discrepancies in the scheme, then the government will bear them.
He said that it is the fifth consecutive year that the government has successfully announced a Hajj policy.
