According to Hajj organizers, difficulties in deals and payments to the Saudi government have kept some "67,000 pilgrims" from Pakistan from completing the Hajj in 2025. These petitions were denied mostly because the Saudi authorities were not notified in a timely manner of the bookings and payments. This year, Saudi Arabia has set aside "179,210 …
67,000 Pakistani Pilgrims Barred Brom Hajj 2025 Due To Tour Operator Failures
According to Hajj organizers, difficulties in deals and payments to the Saudi government have kept some “67,000 pilgrims” from Pakistan from completing the Hajj in 2025.
These petitions were denied mostly because the Saudi authorities were not notified in a timely manner of the bookings and payments.
This year, Saudi Arabia has set aside “179,210 pilgrims for Pakistan, with 89,605 of those pilgrims going to the government and 89,605 to commercial tour operators. But under the private program, just 14,000 applications were approved”.
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According to the organizers of the Hajj, they had reserved seats for the “67,000 pilgrims and transferred SAR 7-million to Saudi Arabia” for them.
PM Of Pakistan Take Action
Still, hundreds were denied the opportunity to make the pilgrimage when the Saudi authorities refused their requests because of delays in finalizing arrangements and payments.
The Saudi Arabian government gave an extra 10,000 quotas in response to a specific request. Nevertheless, this was still not enough to accept all of the applications, therefore 67,000 pilgrims from Pakistan were left out.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has been requested by Hajj organizers to step in and help out with resolving the problem.
Thousands of Pakistani pilgrims would not be able to complete the Hajj in 2025 as Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif has ordered an urgent investigation into the lowering of the private Hajj quota.
According to specifics, a three-person committee has been established by the premier to look into the situation and determine who is to blame for the delayed acquisition of the private Hajj quota.
The Federal Secretary of Gilgit-Baltistan and the Chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) are members of the committee, which is led by the Secretary of the Cabinet Division.
The committee has 3-days to deliver its findings, which must include a breakdown of the government’s failure to secure the private Hajj quota and identify blame for the oversight.
