Intending hujjaj’s heirs to be paid Rs 500,000 each as death compensation during hajj    

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony would pay Rs 500,000 each to the heirs of a pilgrim in case of death and Rs 150,000 in case of accidental disability of one limb during Hajj in Saudi Arabia.

An official of Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony while talking to APP, said Rs 250,000 each would be paid to the Haji on permanent disablement of more than one limb, Rs 300,000 in case of emergency evacuation of pilgrim from Saudi Arabia due to illness.

He said Ministry would continue Hajj Mohafiz Scheme for risk management under Takaful to compensate the affected Hujjaj/nominee of the deceased Hujjaj in Hajj 2018.

Each Haji/member of Welfare Staff would be required to contribute a non-refundable amount of Rs 500 into the scheme. The said scheme would compensate Hujjaj/welfare staff against the losses.