RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Secretary, Ministry of Religious Affairs, Shaukat Hayyat Durrani has said that 180,000 pilgrims will perform Hajj this year.
He said the collected amount of Rs 100 billion will be spent on the welfare of the pilgrims. He was addressing the members of the Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the RCCI premises here on Monday.
The secretary said the ministry will play its role for a Hajj quota for the business community. Shaukat Hayat said Hajj is a religious duty and it is the obligation of every Muslim to perform Hajj with religious dedication.
He said the director general Hajj operations has been assigned the task to ensure security for the pilgrims, so that they could perform Hajj with peace of mind and devotion. RCCI President Ali Raza Saeed Shah and Senior Vice president Mian Muhammad Attique were present at the occasion, besides others.
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