Hajj-2024 application submission deadline extended till Dec 22

The hajj-2024 application submission deadline extended till Dec 22!

The government on Tuesday revoked the Hajj-e-Badal restriction, announcing an extension of the Hajj application submission deadline till December 22.

The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony in a statement revealed that the application submission deadline for Hajj 2024 has been extended by 10 days as the previously announced December 12 deadline expired on Tuesday (Dec 12).

The ministry also underscored that Haj applications in the sponsorship scheme are being received on a “first come first served” basis.

Additionally, the government in its bid to attract valuable foreign exchange in the wake of depleting forex reserves, has announced that those paying their dues in dollars from abroad will be declared as “winners” without the need for ballotting.

Furthermore, pilgrims who have performed Haj in the last five years are also eligible to apply for Hajj 2024.

The government has already slashed Haj expenses by Rs100,000 with the next year’s pilgrimage set to cost Rs1,075,000 to around 89,605 Pakistanis expected to perform Haj under the government scheme.

For Hajj-2024, for the first time in history, women from Pakistan will have the opportunity to undertake the sacred journey without the traditional requirement of a male companion.

The government will also provide free-of-cost mobile SIMs with roaming internet packages to Pakistani pilgrims.

It is pertinent to mention here that the government of Pakistan has secured 179,000 Haj seats, with half reserved for private Haj operators.