ISLAMABAD – Government Announced Hajj Policy 2020. The Federal Cabinet has approved Hajj Policy for this year. 179,210 pilgrims would perform Hajj from Pakistan in 2020. Minister for Religious Affairs, Noor-ul-Haq Qadri announced this on Tuesday.
Qadri said that as per policy, 60 percent pilgrims would perform Hajj through government scheme. Meanwhile, 40 percent will go under Private Hajj Tour Operators. He was addressing a press conference along with Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan after the federal cabinet meeting.
The minister said the Hajj package through government scheme would be Rs490,000 for intending pilgrims from northern region and Rs480,000 from southern region of the country. Furthermore, Noor-ul-Haq said the Saudi government levied an additional fee of 300 riyals for each Hajj visa and 110 riyals for mandatory health insurance for all intending pilgrims from the world. Government Announced Hajj Policy 2020.
Similarly, the cost of residence in Makkah and fare of buses and trains have also gone up, he added. Qadri added that direct flights from Quetta to Jaddah and Madina will fly this year. Meanwhile, temporary Hajji camp for pilgrims of Gilgit-Baltistan will be build for their convenience.
The minister said biometric and mobile biometric centres would also be set up on the recommendations of the parliamentarians in far flung areas of the country to facilitate the intending pilgrims.