Ministry of Faith Affairs and Interfaith Concord on Monday introduced a three-day extension within the deadline for submission of Hajj 2026 dues, describing it as a closing alternative for candidates to pay their second instalment.
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Spiritual Affairs and Interfaith Concord, Muhammad Umar Butt, stated candidates should deposit the required dues by Wednesday.
He stated that failure to submit the second instalment will end result within the cancellation of the Hajj software.
Earlier in June, Minister for Spiritual Affairs Sardar Muhammad Yousuf shared particulars of Hajj Coverage 2026, saying that Pakistan’s quota of pilgrims will stay at 179,210, out of which 119,210 will carry out Hajj below the federal government’s common scheme.
He stated the quota for the personal scheme had been decreased by 50% to 60,000, that means two-thirds of the whole quota has now been allotted to the federal government scheme.
The federal government scheme’s quota is 66.52%, and the personal scheme’s quota stands at 33.48%.
The minister stated the whole Hajj bills below the federal government scheme will vary between Rs1,150,000 and Rs1,250,000, whereas Rs500,000 can be collected within the first instalment within the first week of August.
Aside from this, the Saudi authorities has imposed strict restrictions on significantly in poor health people in search of to carry out Hajj 2026.
A coverage for deporting significantly in poor health pilgrims has additionally been enforced, below which Saudi authorities will ship such pilgrims again to their homeland, and the returning pilgrims can be required to bear the price of their journey.
