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Minister of State for Religious Affairs Pir Aminul Hasnat will preside over the balloting ceremony, Radio Pakistan reported.
The Federal Cabinet at its meeting yesterday had allowed the Ministry to immediately carry out Hajj balloting for 50 percent of the total quota of the pilgrims.
The sources said that cabinet took the decision after reviewing current status of the legal proceedings and the need to communicate maximum number of Hajj pilgrims to Saudi authorities before 3rd of this month, for finalizing the flight schedules.