Today a Hajj application raffle will be held where pilgrims will be shortlisted for Hajj 2020 under the government scheme.
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According to a spokesman for the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Inter-religious Harmony, a total of 1, 49,330 requests were received from Hajj at banks designated throughout Pakistan under the government scheme.
It should be noted here that last month a subcommittee of the Senate Standing Committee on Religious Affairs planned to reduce Pakistan International Airlines fares for 2020 pilgrims.
Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Pir Noor-ul-Haq Qadri said private coordinators for Hajj's policy will be announced shortly.
Hajj is a religious obligation and one of its mundane benefits is that it generates at least $ 100 billion in commercial activity annually, BOL News reported on February 22.
He was speaking at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry. LCCI President Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, Senior Vice President Ali Hussam Asghar and Vice President Mian Zahid Jawaid Ahmad also spoke on the occasion. The Standing Committee of Hajj Coordinators and Umrah Tour Operators Jawaid Akhtar, former Senior Vice President Amjad Ali Jawa, Executive Committee members Haji Asif Saher, Zeeshan Sohail Malik, Sheikh Sajjad Afzal and Haris Attique were also present at the occasion.
The Minister said that Pakistan has a large participation in this commercial activity associated with Hajj. He said that the main objective of the ministry is to provide the best services to pilgrims.
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