Next year, 28 million dollars will be spent on Hajj, and 11 lakh rupees will be collected per person under the official Hajj scheme.
The Ministry of Religious Affairs has contacted the Ministry of Finance for the Hajj operation. To reduce the burden of dollars, it has been decided to continue the sponsorship scheme next year. Under the sponsorship scheme, 10 thousand pilgrims will be able to perform the Hajj. Sources According to the Ministry of Religious Affairs, a Pakistani passport will be mandatory to join the sponsorship scheme, and the amount of Hajj expenses will be charged in dollars in the sponsorship scheme, Pakistanis living around the world and their relatives will be able to perform Hajj under this scheme.
According to the sources, the applicants of the sponsorship scheme will be exempted from the lottery. Pakistan's Hajj quota for 2024 Hajj is 1 lakh 79 thousand 210, 50% of the quota will be allocated to the public and 50% to the private Hajj scheme. Sources say that now Pakistanis from 20 to 25 days Hajj can also be done.
