ISLAMABAD: Director General of Hajj Dr Sajid Yousaf, in Jeddah, said on Sunday that this year 179,210 Pakistani pilgrims will perform Hajj.
The government scheme hajj includes 107,526 hujjaj, while the rest would perform hajj through private hajj operators, said a press release.
In order to provide greater opportunities for the people who have not performed hajj, the government has announced that the person who has performed Hajj in last seven years will not be eligible to Hajj-2017.
In order to provide better transportation services, companies having modern buses have been hired for Hajis to make their journey safe and comfortable.
In Madina, all the accommodation hired is in Markazia, which makes the Masjid-e-Nabawi within walking distance for all the hujjaj.
In Makkah, the accommodation has been hired in Aziziya and BthaQuraish, within the rates of accommodation approved by the government.
The transport will be available at the buildings, round the clock, to facilitate the hajis to go to Haram.
The hajj mission has hired a number of kitchens in Makkah and Madina for the provision of daily three-time meals to the pilgrims.
