Secretary Religious Affairs Syed Ata-ur-Rehman Monday gave a briefing about the Hajj policy approved for the upcoming year 2024, the 24NewsHDTV channel reported.
In the policy, it was stated that people will be able to perform short Hajj in 25 days and a family of two persons will be able to rent a room.
The pilgrims will have to get the Hajj sim which will allow them to use WhatsApp. The Hajj sim number will be the same as the Hajj entry number of the pilgrim.
The condition of Mehram for women has been lifted and the women will only have to show her husband’s or her father’s affidavit.
The decision of the seats left from the sponsorship and dollar scheme will depend on the committee.
The pilgrims will have to pay from Rs1.07 million to Rs1.06 million as the Hajj prices have been lowered by Rs100000 next year.