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Transparency in Hajj affairs

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Replying to various supplementary questions in Question Hour, he said that the committee having representatives of parliamentarians was set up to avoid last year embarrassment.

He said that 240 khuddam ul Hujjaj, 562 Hajj Medical Mission and 490 volunteer were deputed in Saudi Arabia to provide welfare and health services to the Hujjaj.

He said that these persons were deputed on the recommendation of the Hajj Advisory Committee.

Nayyar Bokhari said that in order to educate intending pilgrims on various aspects of Hajj, 48 programs were telecast on PTV and 28 programs have been broadcast from Radio Pakistan.

He said that 35 bed-hospital was set in Makkah and 15-beds at Madina Munawwrrah. Similarly, he said 13 dispensaries were set at Makkah and four at Madina.

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