Cabinet approves Hajj policy 2018

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APP80-25 SIALKOT: August 25 – Intending pilgrims boarding on first Hajj flight of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) at Sialkot International Airport. APP photo by Sarmad Mahmud

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.

 

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  1. I AM LIVING IN KUWAIT, WE (MYSELF AND AND MY WIFE) WISH TO PERFORM HAJ THROUGH GOVERNMENT SCHEME WITH MY BROTHER AND FAMILY. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT MY DOCUMENTATION SHALL BE PROCESSED AS AS USUAL FROM PAKISTAN BUT OUR TICKET SHALL BE BOOKED FROM KUWAIT TO JEDDAH AND RETURN TO KUWAIT IN THE SAME FLIGHT TOGETHER WITH MY BROTHER AND HIS WIFE? PLEASE ADVISE????

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