72,869 applications received under Regular Hajj Scheme 2023 declared successful without balloting

Government of Pakistan72,869 applications received under Regular Hajj Scheme 2023 declared successful without balloting

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar presided over the meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet in Islamabad on Monday.

The Federal Minister for Power Khurram Dastgir Khan, the Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman, MNA/Ex-PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, the Minister of State for Finance and Revenue Dr. Aisha Ghous Pasha, the Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on Finance Tariq Bajwa, the Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on Revenue Tariq Mehmood Pasha, the Coordinator to the PM on Economy Bilal Azhar Kayani, Federal Secretaries and Other Senior Officers attended the meeting.

The ECC considered a summary submitted by the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony on utilization of Hajj quota and its financing.

The ministry presented details on the Hajj Policy-2023, number of applications received under Regular Hajj Scheme, unutilized quota under regular and sponsorship Hajj schemes and financial requirement.

The ECC after discussion approved the arrangement/ modalities for Hajj Scheme-2023 and decided that all received applications under Regular Hajj Scheme i.e 72,869 shall be declared successful without balloting.

The ECC also approved additional financial requirement of US$ 163 million of foreign exchange for Hajj 2023.

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