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Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Chaudhry Salik Hussain and Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr Tawfiq bin Fawzan al-Rabiah signed the Hajj 2025 agreement on Monday.
As per details, Pakistan has received one of the high Hajj quotas from Saudi Arabia as Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Chaudhry Salik Hussain and Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr Tawfiq bin Fawzan al-Rabiah signed the Hajj 2025 agreement in Jeddah.
As per the agreement,179,210 Pakistani pilgrims would perform the Hajj this year with special accommodation in Mina at reduced rates.
The Saudi minister assured to provide all possible support for better facilities to Pakistani pilgrims.
“A short Hajj programme of 20 to 25 days has been introduced to make the journey more accessible, easier, and comfortable which would enable pilgrims to choose their accommodation in Madinah for four to eight days”, Ministry for Religious Affairs stated.
Ministry for Religious Affairs said that the , “specially designed bag containing the Pakistani flag, a QR code for identification, and relevant information would be given to each pilgrim”.
“The pilgrims would get all information via a special mobile app to stay updated about their Hajj groups, flight details, training schedules, live maps, location of sites, accommodations in Saudi Arabia”, the Ministry for Religious Affairs added.
According to Pakistan’s Hajj Policy 2025, women would have to get consent from their husbands or parents to register themselves for the annual. As per the directive of the Saudi government, children under 12 years would not be permitted to participate in the pilgrimage.
