The government of Pakistan has highlighted the salient features of its latest Hajj policy, for the year 2019, a memo released on Monday read. Here are 27 important features of the Hajj Policy 2019
Read more Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Noor-ul-Haq Qadri said that the Saudi government wanted to carry out Haj operations through private tour operators in the coming years.
Read more Pilgrims will be required to spend Tk24,645 more this year, the total adding up to a minimum of Tk3,44,000 this year, to perform Hajj under private management, said cabinet secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam.
Read more He said the 14 families that were evacuated from their houses were accommodated in furnished apartments in Yanbu.
Read more The union minister further noted that GST on Haj pilgrimage reduced from 18 per cent to 5 per cent this year by the Centre, which will ensure that about Rs 113 crore will be saved by the pilgrims during this year's pilgrimage. Online System Made Haj Pilgrimage Inexpensive, Despite Removing Subsidy: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi.
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