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Banks in Pakistan have received nearly 72,869 Hajj applications against the government's Regular Scheme quota of 44,190. Pakistan’s total quota for Hajj 2023 is 179,210 pilgrims.

The development was shared during a meeting chaired by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar to review progress on Hajj Scheme 2023 at the Finance Division on Saturday, read a ministry statement.

Mufti Abdul Shakoor, Federal Minister for Religious Affairs & Interfaith Harmony, SAPM on Revenue Tariq Mehmood Pasha, Secretary Religious Affairs, Special Secretary Finance and senior officers from Finance and Religious Affairs Ministries attended the meeting.

According to the statement, Dar said that complete and fully reconciled information regarding the final number of applications received under the Regular Scheme should be collected from the banks by Tuesday April 4.

“On receipt of complete information, the government shall review and decide the final number of intended applicants for Regular Hajj Scheme-2023,” read the statement.

Dar added that the government shall facilitate the Hajj pilgrims in every possible manner.

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Pasha told the meeting that the deadline for applications was March 31 as per government policy. Applications were to be submitted from March 16 to March 31 in branches of 14 designated banks of the country.

As per the Hajj Policy 2023 announced earlier this month, pilgrims in the northern part of Pakistan were to pay Rs1.175 million for Hajj while people in the southern part would be charged Rs1.165 million.

“The price of Hajj has risen due to rupee devaluation,” Mufti Abdul Shakoor had said back then.

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KhanRA Apr 01, 2023 05:19pm
We cannot afford to subsidize this. Quran says to do Hajj only if you can afford it. If you need government assistance to go, then you by definition cannot afford to go. So hajj is not obligatory. The government does these subsidy schemes to buy votes by making people think the government is trying to get you into heaven. They can’t even meet your basic needs herr, so they want you to think about your afterlife instead.
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Tulukan Mairandi Apr 01, 2023 07:41pm
Isn't this a drain on foreign exchange reserves?
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M Saleem Akhter Apr 03, 2023 03:19pm
Quraandazi Hajj ki kab hogi and cost of Hajj kia he.
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M Saleem Akhter Apr 03, 2023 03:22pm
What cost of Hajj and result announced date.
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Muhammad Arshad Apr 03, 2023 05:16pm
Plz jo aplications mosol hoi hain. Sari accept karni hoon gi. Private Hajj karnay kayliay mazeed paisay darkar hoon gay. Jo keh bohot mushkil hay. Zaroori nahee jo regular scheeeme say reh jain gay wo private zida paisoon ki waja say nahee jain gay.
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Muhammad Tahir Apr 04, 2023 02:08pm
When will be ballot of applications of regular hajj scheme 1444 AD
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Haq nawaz Apr 05, 2023 10:57pm
Hajj darkhast
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Haq nawaz Apr 05, 2023 10:58pm
Hajj
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