The process of receiving Hajj applications in duly authorised bank branches from intending Hujjaj started from today onwards (Monday).
It will continue till 26th of this month. Balloting for successful pilgrims will be held on April 29.
Over 143,000 Pakistanis will offer Hajj pilgrimage this year, 60 percent of them under the government scheme while 40 percent through Hajj Group Organizers.
On Saturday, Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Sardar Muhammad Yousaf announced Hajj policy 2016.
He said the Hajj package for pilgrims from Karachi, Quetta and Sukkur (South Region) would be Rs 261,941 and from Peshawar, Islamabad, Lahore, Multan, Rahim Yar Khan, Faisalabad and Sialkot (North Region) Rs 270,941.
The air fare for North Region, he said, had been reduced to Rs 95,000 from Rs 98,700 and for South Region to Rs 86,000 from Rs 89,700. All the airlines would be asked to adhere to the fare fixation. (APP)
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