LAHORE: Saudi Minister for Hajj Fawad Salam Al-Farsi on Wednesday handed over a cheque worth Saudi Riyal (SR) 6.665 million to Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Allama Hamid Saeed Kazmi in Jeddah to compensate pilgrims who failed to receive accommodation during Haj this year.
In a telephonic conversation, a spokesman for Pakistan’s Hajj Mission, Makkah Mukarram, stated that the money would be distributed among 26,660 pilgrims who could not get accommodation in a tent city of Mina on Zulhaj 8 during the course of Hajj rituals this year.
The affected pilgrims would receive SR 250 each out of the compensation funds, he added. A special ceremony was held for the cheque handover, which was attended by Establishment of Guides for South Asian Pilgrims Vice Chairman Dr Irshad, Pakistan’s Consul General in Jeddah Salik Khan, Hajj Director General Sultan Shah and Hajj Director (Welfare) Sayed Farogh Aftab Zaidi among others.
