ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to receive Hajj package fees from intending pilgrims in three installments.
The good news for the pilgrims who wish to go to Hajj Baitullah through the government scheme is that it has been decided to introduce a scheme for receiving the Hajj package in installments in the Hajj Policy.
According to Ministry of Religious Affairs sources, Hajj package fees will be collected in three installments instead of one lump sum. Initially Rs 200,000 will be collected along with Hajj request.
After getting the name in the Hajj balloting, it will be mandatory to pay another Rs 400,000 , while the remaining amount will be received in the second week of February, however, people suffering from various serious diseases will not be able to go for Hajj.
Ministry of Religious Affairs will receive Hajj applications for the government scheme under the new Hajj policy in mid-November.
Under the government scheme, 89,605 pilgrims will go for Hajj, 5,000 of them will go under the sponsorship scheme and the rest will go under the regular scheme.
Minister of Religious Affairs Chaudhry Salik Hussain will formally announce the Hajj policy next week.
A health policy was prepared for Pakistani Hajj pilgrims according to the conditions of the Ministry of Religious Affairs of Saudi Arabia, according to which people undergoing dialysis will be banned from going to Hajj this year.
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On the other hand, patients suffering from heart disease and shortness of breath will not be able to perform Hajj, people living with lung disease or artificial respiration will also not be able to perform Hajj, while patients who are at risk of liver failure will also not be able to perform Hajj.
